| 寺 | sì | buddhist temple; mosque; government office (old) |
| 寺院 | sì yuàn | cloister; temple; monastery; CL:座 |
| 寺庙 | sì miào | temple; monastery; shrine |
| 大昭寺 | Dà zhāo sì | Jokhang, main Buddhist temple in Lhasa, a sacred place of Tibetan Buddhism |
| 清真寺 | qīng zhēn sì | mosque |
| 佛寺 | Fó sì | Buddhist temple |
| 冏寺 | jiǒng sì | same as 太仆寺, Court of imperial stud, office originally charged with horse breeding |
| 南普陀寺 | Nán pǔ tuó sì | Nanputuo Temple in Xiamen 厦门 |
| 哲蚌寺 | Zhé bàng sì | Drepung monastery, Lhasa, Tibet |
| 唐招提寺 | Táng zhāo tí sì | Toushoudaiji, the temple in Nara, Japan founded by Tang dynastic Buddhist monk Jianzhen or Ganjin 鉴真和尚 and his last resting place |
| 塔公寺 | Tǎ gōng sì | Lhagang temple in Dartsendo county 康定县, Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan |
| 塔尔寺 | Tǎ ěr sì | Kumbum (Chinese Ta'er), monastery in Qinhai, formerly Amdo province of Tibet |
| 大寺院 | dà sì yuàn | abbey; large monastery |
| 大慈恩寺 | Dà cí ēn sì | Daci'en Buddhist temple in Xi'an |
| 太仆寺 | Tài pú sì | Court of imperial stud, office originally charged with horse breeding; Taibus banner in Xilin Gol league 锡林郭勒盟, Inner Mongolia |
| 太仆寺卿 | Tài pú sì qīng | Minister of imperial stud, originally charged with horse breeding |
| 太仆寺旗 | Tài pū sì qí | Taibus banner in Xilin Gol league 锡林郭勒盟, Inner Mongolia |
| 夹山寺 | Jiā shān sì | Jiashan Temple, Buddhist temple in Shimen 石门, Changde 常德, Hunan, the purported final home and burial place of late Ming peasant rebel leader Li Zicheng 李自成 |
| 小昭寺 | Xiǎo zhāo sì | Ramoche Temple, Lhasa |
| 少林寺 | Shào lín sì | Buddhist monastery famous for its kungfu monks |
| 惠远寺 | Huì yuǎn sì | Huiyuan Monastery in Dawu County 道孚县, Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan |
| 慈照寺 | Cí zhào sì | Jishōji in northeast Kyōto 京都, Japan, the official name of Ginkakuji or Silver pavilion 银阁寺 |
| 悬空寺 | xuán kōng sì | Xuankong Temple or Suspended Temple near Yanyuan in Shanxi |
| 拉卜楞寺 | Lā bǔ lèng sì | Labrang monastery, Tibetan: bLa-brang bkra-shis-'khyil, in Xiahe county 夏河县, Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Gansu, formerly Amdo province of Tibet |
| 法源寺 | Fǎ yuán sì | Fayuan or Source of the Law temple in Beijing |
| 法隆寺 | Fǎ lōng sì | Hōryūji, complex of Buddhist temples near Nara 奈良, Japan, dating back to the Asuka period 飞鸟时代 (c. 600) |
| 海印寺 | Hǎi yìn sì | Haeinsa in South Gyeongsang province of South Korea, the repository of Tripitaka Koreana 高丽大藏经, a World Heritage site |
| 清水寺 | Qīng shuǐ sì | Kiyomizu temple in east Kyōto 京都, Japan |
| 潭柘寺 | Tán zhè sì | Tanzhe Temple |
| 甘丹寺 | Gān dān sì | Ganden monastery, Tibetan: dGa' ldan rNam rgyal gling, Dagzê county 达孜县, Lhasa, Tibet |
| 白塔寺 | Bái tǎ sì | Baita temple in Lanzhou 兰州 |
| 白马寺 | Bái mǎ sì | the Baima or White horse temple in Luoyang, one of the earliest Buddhist temples in China |
| 红寺堡 | Hóng sì bǎo | Hongsibao district of Wuzhong city 吴忠市, Ningxia |
| 红寺堡区 | Hóng sì bǎo qū | Hongsibao district of Wuzhong city 吴忠市, Ningxia |
| 红寺堡镇 | Hóng sì bǎo zhèn | Hongsibao district of Wuzhong city 吴忠市, Ningxia |
| 色拉寺 | Sè lā sì | Sera monastery near Lhasa, Tibet |
| 荷泽寺 | Hé zé sì | Heze temple in Fuzhou, Fujian |
跑了和尚，
跑不了寺 | pǎo le hé shàng ,
pǎo bù liǎo sì | the monk can run away, but the temple won't run with him (idiom); you can run this time, but you'll have to come back; I'll get you sooner or later |
| 金山寺 | jīn shān sì | Jinshan Temple, where Fahai lives (from Madam White Snake) |
| 金阁寺 | Jīn gé sì | Kinkakuji or Golden pavilion in northwest Kyōto 京都, Japan; informal name of Buddhist temple Rokuonji 鹿苑寺 |
| 银阁寺 | Yín gé sì | Ginkakuji or Silver pavilion in northeast Kyōto 京都, Japan; officially called Jishōji 慈照寺 |
| 灵雀寺 | Líng qiǎo sì | Nyitso Monastery in Dawu County 道孚县, Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan |
| 鹿苑寺 | Lù yuàn sì | Rokuonji in northwest Kyōto 京都, Japan; the formal name of Kinkakuji or Golden pavilion 金阁寺 as Buddhist temple |
| 龙安寺 | Lóng ān sì | Ryōanji, temple in northwest Kyōto 京都, Japan with famous rock garden |
