教堂 meaning in English

jiàotáng

church; chapel

HSK 6noun22 strokes

Meaning of 教堂

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jiàotáng

church; chapel

Measure word: 座,所,間|间

How to use 教堂

教堂 refers to a Christian church building, Catholic or Protestant, and also a chapel. It often takes the measure word 座 (zuò). Example: 这座教堂有一百多年的历史。(Zhè zuò jiàotáng yǒu yìbǎi duō nián de lìshǐ.) This church is more than one hundred years old.

教堂 combines 教 (jiào), as in teaching or religion, with 堂 (táng), a hall. A church is a hall where religious teaching happens.

Common mistake: Learners often read 教 here as first tone jiāo, as in 教书 (jiāoshū). In 教堂 it is fourth tone, jiàotáng, just like 教室 (jiàoshì) and 教师 (jiàoshī).

教堂 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ每měi天tiān都dōu从cóng那nà座zuò教jiào堂táng前qián经jīng过guò。

I go by that church every day.

你nǐ以yǐ前qián可kě以yǐ从cóng这zhè里lǐ看kàn到dào教jiào堂táng。

You used to be able to see the church from here.

史shǐ密mì斯sī太tài太tài坐zuò车chē去qù教jiào堂táng。

Mrs. Smith goes to church by car.

他tā们men每měi个gè星xīng期qī天tiān上shàng教jiào堂táng。

They go to church every Sunday.

这zhè条tiáo街jiē上shàng有yǒu两liǎng座zuò教jiào堂táng。

There are two churches in this street.

Stroke order for each character

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教 jiāo · to teach · 11 strokes

堂 táng · hall · 11 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 教堂.

教学楼	jiàoxuélóu	school building; academic building
教育	jiàoyù	to educate; to teach
教师	jiàoshī	teacher
教室	jiàoshì	classroom
教学	jiàoxué	to teach
课堂	kètáng	classroom (CL:間\|间[jian1]); class session
教练	jiàoliàn	to coach; to train; instructor; sports coach; trainer (CL:位[wei4],名[ming2])
请教	qǐngjiào	to ask for guidance; to consult
教材	jiàocái	teaching material
教授	jiàoshòu	to teach (a subject)
教训	jiàoxùn	to provide guidance; to lecture sb; to upbraid; a talking-to; a bitter lesson
食堂	shítáng	dining hall; cafeteria

Questions about 教堂

What does 教堂 mean?

教堂 (jiàotáng) means "church; chapel" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 教堂?

教堂 is made of 2 characters: 教 (11 strokes), 堂 (11 strokes). That is 22 strokes in total.

Is 教堂 an HSK word?

Yes. 教堂 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

Can 教堂 be used for a mosque or a Buddhist temple?

Usually not. A mosque is 清真寺 (qīngzhēnsì) and a Buddhist temple is 寺庙 (sìmiào) or 寺 (sì). 教堂 is mainly used for Christian churches.

How do I say "go to church" in Chinese?

You can say 去教堂 (qù jiàotáng). To mean attending a service, people often say 去教堂做礼拜 (qù jiàotáng zuò lǐbài).