Chinese Word of the Day

教堂
jiào táng

church

Definitions

Chinese > English
教堂	jiàotáng
1. n. ecclesiastical building, especially a church or chapel
English > Chinese
church
1. 名词. 教堂
Components
教	jiāo
1. to teach; to instruct
我來教jiāo 你。 - Let me teach you.
2. to provide guidance; to instruct
3. (obsolete or Min Nan) to tell (someone to do something); to let; to instruct
4. etiquette; rules; customs
5. religion; faith; religious teachings
你信什麼教？ - What is your religion?
6. to cause; to make
Synonyms: 叫
教人哭笑不得 -
堂	táng
1. main room of a house
2. (historical) courtroom in a yamen
3. room for a specific purpose
4. hall; chamber; large room
5. shop; store (in traditional store names)
6. class; lesson
7. of the same paternal grandfather or great-grandfather
8. place of worship (in compound words)
教堂 - church
9. (honorific) mother
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