堂堂
Basic Meaning
n
In traditional Chinese architecture, 堂 usually refers to the central, main room of a house, often used for receiving guests or family gatherings. It often implies formality and importance.
main hall; principal room; grand room of a traditional house
正房，高大的屋子。
Words:
堂屋升堂入室欢聚一堂礼堂登堂入室
Sentences:
- 老房子的堂屋很宽敞。The main hall of the old house is very spacious.
- 过年时，全家人在正堂祭祖。During the New Year, the whole family offers sacrifices to their ancestors in the principal hall.
n
Refers to a large, often public building designed for a specific function. Context is key to understanding whether it's a dining hall, lecture hall, church, etc.
large hall; spacious building for a specific activity
高大宽敞，可用于某项活动的房屋。
Words:
Sentences:
- 学生们在食堂吃午饭。The students eat lunch in the cafeteria.
- 这个礼堂能容纳五百人。This auditorium can hold five hundred people.
- 他每个周末都去教堂。He goes to church every weekend.
n
Primarily used in historical or legal contexts. The phrase 过堂 specifically means 'to be brought before a judge or magistrate for trial'.
court; courtroom; hall for official business (historical)
指旧时官府中议论政事或审讯案件的地方。
Words:
政事堂公堂过堂大堂
Sentences:
- 古装剧里，县官在公堂审案。In period dramas, the county magistrate holds trials in the court.
n
Found in names of traditional halls or studies. Historically, 堂号 (táng hào) was used to identify different branches within a large family clan.
(used in) hall names; (historically) a branch or lineage of a clan/family
用于厅堂名称，旧时也指某一家、某一房或某一家族。
Words:
三槐堂三松堂百忍堂阅微草堂
Sentences:
- 他家这一支的堂号是“三槐堂”The hall name for his branch of the family is "Sanhuai Hall".
n
Commonly found in the names of long-established, traditional Chinese pharmacies or shops, lending a sense of heritage and trustworthiness.
(used in) name of a shop or pharmacy (traditional)
用于商店（多为药店）牌号。
Words:
同仁堂鹤年堂胡庆馀堂
Sentences:
- 北京的同仁堂是一家很有名的中药店。Beijing's Tongrentang is a very famous traditional Chinese medicine pharmacy.
n
A kinship term. 堂 specifically indicates a cousin who shares the same paternal grandfather but has a different father. Contrast with 表 (biǎo) cousins, who are related through the mother's line or from a maternal aunt/uncle.
paternal cousin; relationship through the father's line
指同宗但不是嫡亲的（亲属）。
Words:
堂兄弟堂兄堂弟堂姊妹堂叔
Sentences:
- 我的堂兄比我大两岁。My paternal older cousin is two years older than me.
- 下周末，我要参加堂弟的婚礼。Next weekend, I'm attending my paternal younger cousin's wedding.
q
Used as a measure word for countable units like classes or legal hearings. For example, 一堂课 means 'one class session' or 'one lesson'.
classifier for: sessions of a course; court hearings
量词，用于分节的课程、审案的次数等。
Sentences:
- 今天下午我们有两堂数学课。We have two math classes this afternoon.
- 这个案子已经开过三堂了。This case has already had three court hearings.
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