Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 - 食堂 Dining hall

食堂 

Pinyin: shí táng
Meaning：Dining hall
Sentence:  今天食堂比往常忙得多。The canteen is more than usually busy today.

 

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食：

Pinyin: sì, shí
Meaning: Animal feed; eat
Radical: 飠 
Stokes: 9
Traditional: 食 
Common words/Phrase: 
食品 [shí pǐn] 【provisions】
食物 [shí wù] 【food】
食用 [shí yòng] 【eat as food】
食宿 [shí sù] 【room and board】
食指 [shí zhǐ] 【forefinger】

 

堂：

Pinyin: táng
Meaning: (Main) hall; large room
Radical: 土 
Stokes: 11
Traditional: 堂 
Common words/Phrase: 
堂皇 [táng huáng] 【imposing; grand】 
堂会 [táng huì] 【private theatricals】 
堂弟 [táng dì] 【paternal cousin】 
公堂 [gōng táng] 【law court; tribunal】
拜堂 [bài táng] 【wedding ceremony in the hall】