大殿 (dà diàn) — main hall (of a palace, temple, or similar grand building); audience hall (in a palace)

Definition

Examples

• 大殿是寺庙里最重要的建筑。
  dà diàn Shì sì miào lǐ zuì zhòng yào de jiàn zhù.
  The main hall is the most important building in the temple.
• 古代皇帝在大殿上举行典礼。
  Gǔ dài huáng dì zài dà diàn shàng jǔ xíng diǎn lǐ.
  Ancient emperors held ceremonies in the audience hall.
• 这座大殿已经有五百年的历史了。
  Zhè zuò dà diàn yǐ jīng yǒu wǔ bǎi nián de lì shǐ le.
  This main hall already has a history of five hundred years.