Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English

táng

Description

“堂”常常指一个大的房间或者建筑物,比如学校里的“礼堂”,或者饭店的名字里也会用到这个字。

它也可以用来说一节课,比如“上了三堂课”。

Meanings

礼堂lǐtáng

large hall or main room in a building

学生们都在礼堂里开会。

一堂课yì táng kè

measure word for a class or lesson

我今天上了四堂课。

táng

related through the paternal line (cousins)

他是我的堂哥。

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Notes

  • Etymology

    originally a main hall in a house; extended to public halls and formal rooms.

  • Nuance

    as a measure word 堂 counts class sessions, while 节 is also common for lessons.

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