Meaning of 厅
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- (reception) hall
- living room
- office
- provincial government department
How to use 厅
厅 rarely stands alone in speech. It usually appears at the end of a word for a room or public space, like 客厅 (kètīng) living room, 餐厅 (cāntīng) restaurant, or 大厅 (dàtīng) lobby. Example: 我们在客厅看电视。(Wǒmen zài kètīng kàn diànshì.) We watch TV in the living room.
厅 (tīng) is built from 厂, which looks like a roof and wall, with 丁 (dīng) inside, which also hints at the sound. Picture a big open room under one roof where people gather: a hall.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 厅 (tīng) with 听 (tīng, to listen) because they sound the same and both contain 丁 or a similar shape. Remember that 厅 has the 厂 roof for a place, while 听 has 口 for the mouth and ear-related action.
厅 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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厅 tīng · hall · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 厅.
| 餐厅 | cāntīng | dining hall; dining room |
| 大厅 | dàtīng | hall; concourse; public lounge; (hotel) lobby |
| 客厅 | kètīng | living room; sitting room |
| 舞厅 | wǔtīng | dance hall; ballroom |
| 咖啡厅 | kāfēitīng | coffee shop |
| 市政厅 | shìzhèngtīng | city hall |
| 音乐厅 | yīnyuètīng | concert hall; auditorium |
| 厅长 | tīngzhǎng | head of provincial PRC government department |
| 门厅 | méntīng | entrance hall; vestibule |
| 饭厅 | fàntīng | dining room; dining hall |
Questions about 厅
What does 厅 mean?
厅 (tīng) means "(reception) hall; living room" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 厅?
厅 is made of 1 character: 厅 (4 strokes). That is 4 strokes in total.
Is 厅 an HSK word?
Yes. 厅 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 厅 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 厅 is written 廳.
What is the difference between 客厅 and 大厅?
客厅 (kètīng) is the living room in a home where you receive guests. 大厅 (dàtīng) is a large public hall or lobby, such as in a hotel, bank, or station.
Why does 厅 also mean a government department?
In China, 厅 is used for departments at the provincial level, such as 教育厅 (jiàoyùtīng), a provincial education department. This official sense is separate from the everyday meaning of a room or hall.