Definition
课堂 (kètáng) refers to the classroom as a learning setting or lesson context — the place where teaching and learning happen. It is broader than 教室 (jiàoshì), which specifically means the physical room. You often say '在课堂上' to mean 'in class' as an activity, not just inside a room.
noun
classroom (as a learning setting / lesson context)
Measure word · 间
Examples
- 课堂。Wǒmen zài kè táng shàng xué dào le hěn duō zhīshi.We learned a lot of knowledge in class.
- 课堂，。Zhè jiān kè táng hěn dà, néng zuò wǔshí gè xuéshēng.This classroom is very big; it can seat fifty students.
- 课堂。Lǎoshī ràng xuéshēng men zài kè táng lǐ tǎolùn wèntí.The teacher had the students discuss questions in the classroom.
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