澡堂 (zǎo táng) — public bathhouse, (coll.) bathhouse
Definition
A 澡堂 is a public bathhouse — a place (often traditional in northern China) where people go to bathe, socialize, and sometimes stay for hours. The everyday term for the place you bathe at home is 浴室.
noun
public bathhouse(coll.) bathhouse
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 澡堂。Wǒ xiǎo shí hou cháng qù zǎo táng xǐ zǎo.I often went to the bathhouse to bathe when I was little.
- 澡堂。Zhè jiā zǎo táng yǐ jīng yǒu wǔ shí nián de lì shǐ le.This bathhouse already has a fifty-year history.
- 澡堂。Běi fāng yǒu xiē lǎo zǎo táng xiàn zài hái zài yíng yè.Some old bathhouses in the north are still open for business.
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