课堂 (kè táng) — classroom (as a learning setting / lesson context)

Definition

课堂 refers to the classroom as a teaching-and-learning setting (lessons, discussion), while 教室 is just the physical room. Use 课 for a single class period or subject.

noun
classroom (as a learning setting / lesson context)
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 课堂
    Wǒ men zài kè táng shàng xué dào le hěn duō zhī shi.
    We learned a lot of knowledge in class.
  • 课堂
    Zhè jiān kè táng hěn dà, néng zuò wǔ shí gè xué shēng.
    This classroom is very big; it can seat fifty students.
  • 课堂
    Lǎo shī ràng xué shēng men zài kè táng lǐ tǎo lùn wèn tí.
    The teacher had the students discuss questions in the classroom.

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