táng

(main) hall

large room for a specific purpose; CL:間|间[jian1]; relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family; of the same clan; classifier for classes, lectures etc; classifier for sets of furniture

elevated (尚) + earth (土) = grand hall

土 grounds the meaning: a grand hall is an elevated, earthen platform where formal life takes place. 尚 mainly contributes the táng sound.

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课很有意思,同学们都听得很认真。

zhè táng kè hěn yǒu yì si, tóng xué men dōu tīng de hěn rèn zhēn.

This class is very interesting; all the students are listening very attentively.

他和哥从小一起长大,感情很好。

tā hé táng gē cóng xiǎo yì qǐ zhǎng dà, gǎn qíng hěn hǎo.

He and his paternal cousin grew up together from a young age and have a very close relationship.

Words with 堂

过堂

guò táng

to appear in court for trial (old)

避税天堂

bì shuì tiān táng

tax haven

金堂

jīn táng

Jintang county in Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1], Sichuan

金堂县

jīn táng xiàn

Jintang county in Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1], Sichuan

金玉满堂

jīn yù mǎn táng

lit. gold and jade fill the hall (idiom)

开堂

kāi táng

to open a law court

阅微草堂笔记

yuè wēi cǎo táng bǐ jì

Notes on a Minutely Observed Thatched Hut by Ji Yun 紀昀|纪昀[Ji4 Yun2], novel of the supernatural

闯出名堂

chuǎng chū míng tang

to make a name for oneself

随堂测验

suí táng cè yàn

quiz (student assessment)

灵堂

líng táng

mourning hall

青堂瓦舍

qīng táng wǎ shè

brick house with a tiled roof

食堂

shí táng

dining hall; cafeteria

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