kè táng
classe
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我在课堂上学习中文。
Wǒ zài kètáng shàng xuéxí zhōngwén.
I study Chinese in class.
老师在课堂上讲课。
Lǎoshī zài kètáng shàng jiǎngkè.
The teacher lectures in class.
我们在课堂上做作业。
Wǒmen zài kètáng shàng zuò zuòyè.
We do our homework in class.
教室 (jiàoshì)
classroom
课室 (kèshì)
classroom
课外 (kèwài)
extracurricular
课间 (kèjiān)
break time
The Chinese word 课堂 (kè táng) is composed of two characters: 课堂 (kè) and 堂 (táng). The character 课 (kè) originally meant "to teach" or "to learn", and it is often used in compounds related to education, such as 课程 (kè chéng, "course") and 课堂 (kè táng, "classroom"). The character 堂 (táng) originally meant "hall" or "room", and it is often used in compounds related to buildings or places, such as 教室 (jiào shì, "classroom") and 礼堂 (lǐ táng, "auditorium"). When combined, the characters 课 (kè) and 堂 (táng) form the word 课堂 (kè táng), which specifically refers to a classroom or a place where teaching and learning take place.
