tiān táng
heaven; paradise
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天堂里没有痛苦。
Tiāntáng lǐ méiyǒu tòngkǔ.
There is no pain in heaven.
他去了天堂。
Tā qùle tiāntáng.
He went to heaven.
天堂是美好的。
Tiāntáng shì měihǎo de.
Heaven is beautiful.
天国 (tiān guó)
heaven
极乐世界 (jílè shìjiè)
paradise
地狱 (dìyù)
hell
人间 (rénjiān)
earth
The Chinese word 天堂 (tiāntáng) for "heaven" or "paradise" is composed of two characters: 天 (tiān) and 堂 (táng). 天 originally meant "sky" or "heaven" in ancient Chinese, and it has been used in this sense for thousands of years. The character 堂 (táng) originally meant "hall" or "chamber", and it was often used to refer to a place where people gathered for important events or ceremonies. Over time, the combination of 天 and 堂 came to be used to refer to a place of great happiness and peace, which is what we now know as "heaven" or "paradise".
