柏孜克里克千佛洞

Traditional form:

柏孜克里克千佛洞

Pinyin (reading):

Bózīkèlǐkè Qiānfódòng

Definitions:

• the Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves, in the Turpan Basin, Xinjiang

Characters:

• 柏 - cypress, cedar
• 孜 - diligent, hard-working
• 克 - to subdue, to restrain, to overcome; used in transliterations
• 里 - unit of distance equal to 0.5km; village; lane
• 克 - to subdue, to restrain, to overcome; used in transliterations
• 千 - thousand; many, numerous; very
• 佛 - Buddha; Buddhist
• 洞 - cave, grotto, hole, ravine

Traditional characters:

• 柏 - cypress, cedar
• 孜 - diligent, hard-working
• 克 - to subdue, to restrain, to overcome; used in transliterations
• 里 - unit of distance equal to 0.5km; village; lane
• 克 - to subdue, to restrain, to overcome; used in transliterations
• 千 - thousand; many, numerous; very
• 佛 - Buddha; Buddhist
• 洞 - cave, grotto, hole, ravine