教堂
jiào táng
ZH
church (Christian building for public worship)
我们去教堂做礼拜。
We go to church for worship.
Etymology
The word consists of "教" (religion, teaching) and "堂" (hall, large room), literally meaning "religion hall". It was adopted into Chinese to refer to Christian places of worship starting from the spread of Christianity in China.
Memory Aid
Remember "教" means religion, "堂" means hall: a hall for religion is a church.
Collocations
天主教堂基督教堂教堂建筑去教堂教堂钟声
Synonyms
礼拜堂天主堂
Related Words
教会礼拜神父圣经信徒