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大厅

dàtīng

hall; lobby

An empty entrance hall with a bench
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Characters in this word

大 dà

Strokes
3
Radical
大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
Made of
一 one 人 man, person
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

厅 tīng

Strokes
4
Radical
厂 — cliff
Made of
厂 cliff 丁 nail
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 大厅很亮。 Dàtīng hěn liàng. The hall is very bright.
  • 我在大厅等你。 Wǒ zài dàtīng děng nǐ. I am waiting for you in the hall.
  • 大厅人很多。 Dàtīng rén hěn duō. There are many people in the hall.

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