堂堂
táng táng
Pinyin

Definition

堂堂
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táng táng
  1. grand
  2. magnificent
  3. stately
  4. majestic appearance

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

天堂
tiān táng
  1. 1 paradise
  2. 2 heaven
冠冕堂皇
guān miǎn táng huáng
  1. 1 high-sounding
  2. 2 dignified
  3. 3 pompous (idiom)
同堂
tóng táng
  1. 1 to live under the same roof (of different generations)
堂
táng
  1. 1 (main) hall
  2. 2 large room for a specific purpose
  3. 3 CL:間|间[jiān]
  4. 4 relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family
  5. 5 of the same clan
  6. 6 classifier for classes, lectures etc
  7. 7 classifier for sets of furniture
堂哥
táng gē
  1. 1 older male patrilineal cousin
堂妹
táng mèi
  1. 1 younger female patrilineal cousin
堂姐
táng jiě
  1. 1 older female patrilineal cousin
堂弟
táng dì
  1. 1 younger male patrilineal cousin
大堂
dà táng
  1. 1 lobby
学堂
xué táng
  1. 1 college
  2. 2 school (old)
厅堂
tīng táng
  1. 1 hall
教堂
jiào táng
  1. 1 church
  2. 2 chapel
  3. 3 CL:間|间[jiān]
欢聚一堂
huān jù yī táng
  1. 1 to gather happily under one roof
殿堂
diàn táng
  1. 1 palace
  2. 2 hall
  3. 3 temple buildings
满堂
mǎn táng
  1. 1 whole audience
  2. 2 a sellout (capacity audience)
  3. 3 jam-packed
澡堂
zǎo táng
  1. 1 public baths
祠堂
cí táng
  1. 1 ancestral hall
  2. 2 memorial hall
礼堂
lǐ táng
  1. 1 assembly hall
  2. 2 auditorium
  3. 3 CL:座[zuò],處|处[chù]
课堂
kè táng
  1. 1 classroom
  2. 2 CL:間|间[jiān]
食堂
shí táng
  1. 1 dining hall
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],間|间[jiān]

Idioms (15)

上有天堂，下有苏杭
shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu Sū Háng
  1. 1 lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Sū Háng] below (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
冠冕堂皇
guān miǎn táng huáng
  1. 1 high-sounding
  2. 2 dignified
  3. 3 pompous (idiom)
升堂入室
shēng táng rù shì
  1. 1 lit. to reach the main room and enter the chamber (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to gradually attain proficiency
  3. 3 to attain a higher level
哄堂大笑
hōng táng dà xiào
  1. 1 the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)
四世同堂
sì shì tóng táng
  1. 1 four generations under one roof (idiom)
坐不垂堂
zuò bù chuí táng
  1. 1 lit. don't sit under the eaves (where tiles may fall from the roof) (idiom); fig. keep out of danger
家累千金，坐不垂堂
jiā lěi qiān jīn , zuò bù chuí táng
  1. 1 lit. a wealthy person does not sit under the eaves (idiom); fig. a rich man does not expose himself to danger
富丽堂皇
fù lì táng huáng
  1. 1 (of houses etc) sumptuous (idiom)
对簿公堂
duì bù gōng táng
  1. 1 public courtroom accusation (idiom)
  2. 2 legal confrontation
  3. 3 to take sb to court
  4. 4 to sue
打退堂鼓
dǎ tuì táng gǔ
  1. 1 lit. to beat the return drum (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to give up
  3. 3 to turn tail
济济一堂
jǐ jǐ yī táng
  1. 1 to congregate in one hall (idiom); to gather under one roof
燕雀处堂
yàn què chù táng
  1. 1 lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living
  2. 2 unaware of the disasters ahead
  3. 3 a fool's paradise
登堂入室
dēng táng rù shì
  1. 1 from the main room, enter the inner chamber (idiom)
  2. 2 to go to the next level
  3. 3 to attain a higher level
处堂燕雀
chù táng yàn què
  1. 1 lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living
  2. 2 unaware of the disasters ahead
  3. 3 a fool's paradise
金玉满堂
jīn yù mǎn táng
  1. 1 lit. gold and jade fill the hall (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. abundant wealth
  3. 3 abundance of knowledge

Sample Sentences

我堂堂部门经理，还需要蹭你家的饭吗？是给你带威士忌来了，我怕你刚刚没听到我的细心嘱咐。
wǒ tángtáng bùmén jīnglǐ ，hái xūyào cèng nǐ jiā de fàn ma ？shì gěi nǐ dài wēishìjì lái le ，wǒ pà nǐ gānggāng méi tīng dào wǒ de xìxīn zhǔfù 。
I'm a department manager, why would I need to beg you for food? I brought whiskey for you, I was worried you didn't hear my well-meaning suggestion just now.
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