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堂

táng

hall; main room; class/session; classifier for lessons

A teacher explains a topic to seated students in a large hall
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Character

堂 táng

Strokes
11
Radical
土 — soil, earth
Made of
尚 still, yet 土 soil, earth
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 堂

Example phrases

  • 这堂关于人工智能伦理的讲座,引发了学生对算法偏见的讨论。 Zhè táng guānyú réngōng zhìnéng lúnlǐ de jiǎngzuò, yǐnfā le xuéshēng duì suànfǎ piānjiàn de tǎolùn. This lecture on AI ethics sparked students' discussion of algorithmic bias.
  • 今天上午我上了两堂历史课。 Jīntiān shàngwǔ wǒ shàngle liǎng táng lìshǐ kè. This morning I had two history lessons.
  • 毕业典礼将在学校大礼堂举行。 Bìyè diǎnlǐ jiāng zài xuéxiào dà lǐtáng jǔxíng. The graduation ceremony will be held in the school's main hall.

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