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The Chinese word shitang - 食堂 - shítáng
(dining hall in Chinese)
Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)
shítáng
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English translations
dining hall,
mess hall, refectory, canteen
Chinese characters:
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The traditional Chinese characters of shítáng are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 食堂 ( shitang / shítáng ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Women zhongwu zai shitang chifan.
Wǒmen zhōngwǔ zài shítáng chīfàn.– English translation: We have lunch in the canteen.
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Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
to eat | a hall for a specific public use
More words that mean dining hall in Chinese
cāntīng ( 餐厅 )
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