天主教堂 (tiān zhǔ jiāo) — Catholic church
Definition
A Catholic church (the building). 天主教 is the Catholic faith itself; the 堂 marks the physical place of worship.
noun
Catholic church
Measure word · 座
Examples
- 天主教堂。Wǒ měi gè xīng qī tiān dōu qù tiān zhǔ jiāo.I go to the Catholic church every Sunday.
- 天主教堂。Zhè ge tiān zhǔ jiāo kě yǐ zuò yì qiān rén.This Catholic church can seat a thousand people.
- 天主教堂。Wǒ men zuó tiān zài tiān zhǔ jiāo qián miàn jiàn miàn.We met in front of the Catholic church yesterday.
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