( 房屋 ) hall ⇒ 礼堂 lǐtáng → auditorium ⇒ 课堂 kètáng → classroom ⇒ 教堂 jiàotáng → church
亮堂
( 物体 ) bright
名堂
( 花样 ) variety
堂皇
imposing
天堂
Heaven
弄堂
( 方 ) alley
教堂
church
殿堂
hall
澡堂
public baths pl
灵堂
mourning hall
礼堂
hall
祠堂
ancestral temple
课堂
classroom
食堂
canteen
共聚一堂
gather together ⇒ 亲朋好友共聚一堂,祝贺他的成功。 Qīn péng hǎo yǒu gòng jù yī táng, zhùhè tā de chénggōng. → His relatives and close friends gathered together to congratulate him on his success.
冠冕堂皇
grandiose
哄堂大笑
make everyone roar with laughter ⇒ 他的笑话引得大家哄堂大笑。 Tā de xiàohua yǐn de dàjiā hōngtángdàxiào. → His joke made everyone roar with laughter.
富丽堂皇
splendid
济济一堂
assemble ⇒ 研讨会上全国的语言学家济济一堂。 Yántǎohuì shang quánguó de yǔyánxuéjiā jǐjǐ yī táng. → Linguists from all over the country assembled at the symposium.