堂
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
这堂课很有意思，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.
他和堂哥从小一起长大，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
欢聚一堂
huān jù yī táng
to gather happily under one roof
堂妹
táng mèi
younger female patrilineal cousin
拜堂
bài táng
ritual kneeling to heaven and earth by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony
打退堂鼓
dǎ tuì táng gǔ
lit. to beat the return drum (idiom)
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