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1 lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Sū Háng] below (idiom)
2 fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven

冠冕堂皇

guān miǎn táng huáng

1 high-sounding
2 dignified
3 pompous (idiom)

升堂入室

shēng táng rù shì

1 lit. to reach the main room and enter the chamber (idiom)
2 fig. to gradually attain proficiency
3 to attain a higher level

哄堂大笑

hōng táng dà xiào

1 the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)

四世同堂

sì shì tóng táng

1 four generations under one roof (idiom)

Sample Sentences

他们离俄罗斯很近，所以有很多俄罗斯风格的建筑。你们看这张照片，就是著名的索菲亚教堂。

tāmen lí éluósī hěn jìn ，suǒyǐ yǒu hěn duō éluósī fēnggé de jiànzhù 。nǐmen kàn zhè zhāng zhàopiàn ，jiùshì zhùmíng de Suǒfēiyà jiàotáng 。

They are very close to Russia, so they have a lot of Russian style architecture. Look at this picture. It's the famous St. Sophia Cathedral.

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教堂

jiàotáng

church, cathedral

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他每星期都去教堂，很有规律。

tā měi xīngqī dōu qù jiàotáng ，hěn yǒu guīlǜ 。

He goes to church every week, regularly.

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其实我也是。我对宗教并不算了解，可我很乐意接触到不同的宗教文化。我有一些信仰宗教的朋友，很多时候我都是从文化的角度来分享他们的经历。和我一起去教堂的朋友就从小信仰基督教，而且非常虔诚。

qíshí wǒ yě shì 。wǒ duì zōngjiào bìng bù suàn liǎojiě ，kě wǒ hěn lèyì jiēchù dào bùtóng de zōngjiào wénhuà 。wǒ yǒu yīxiē xìnyǎng zōngjiào de péngyou ，hěn duō shíhòu wǒ dōu shì cóng wénhuà de jiǎodù lái fēnxiǎng tāmen de jīnglì 。hé wǒ yīqǐ qù jiàotáng de péngyou jiù cóngxiǎo xìnyǎng Jīdūjiào ，érqiě fēicháng qiánchéng 。

Actually, I’m the same. I can’t say I understand religion at all, but I’m willing to have some contact with different religious cultures. I have some religious friends, and I often find myself related to their experiences on a cultural level. The friends I went to church with have been Christians since they were little, and they’re really devoted.

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不是的，我并不是基督教徒。昨天是我第一次去教堂，也是我第一次参加这么正式的主日礼拜。这真是一次特别的体验。与其说我在参与一种宗教的活动，还不如说我受到了一种宗教文化的熏陶。

bùshì de ，wǒ bìng bù shì Jīdū jiàotú 。zuótiān shì wǒ dìyīcì qù jiàotáng ，yě shì wǒ dìyīcì cānjiā zhème zhèngshì de zhǔrìlǐbài 。zhè zhēnshì yīcì tèbié de tǐyàn 。yǔqí shuō wǒ zài cānyù yīzhǒng zōngjiào de huódòng ，hái bùrú shuō wǒ shòudào le yīzhǒng zōngjiào wénhuà de xūntáo 。

No, I’m not at all. Yesterday was my first time in a church, and it was my first time attending a formal Sunday service. It was a really special experience. Rather than saying I was participating in a kind of religious activity, it was more like receiving a kind of religious cultural experience.

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还不错。周日我还和朋友去教堂做礼拜了。

háibùcuò 。zhōurì wǒ hái hé péngyou qù jiàotáng zuò lǐbài le 。

Not bad. On Sunday I went to church with a friend.

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可是教堂有气氛，酒吧什么时候不能去啊？

kěshì jiàotáng yǒu qìfen ，jiǔbā shénme shíhou bù néng qù a ？

But there's a great atmosphere at church. Can't you go to a bar anytime you want?

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教堂有圣诞节目。唱歌、表演，什么都有。

jiàotáng yǒu shèngdàn jiémù 。chànggē 、biǎoyǎn ，shénme dōu yǒu 。

There's a Christmas program at the church. There's singing, performances-- they've got it all.