天主教堂

Tiānzhǔjiàotáng

noun #25,503

Measure Word

一座天主教堂 zuò

Meanings

1 Catholic church
2 Catholic cathedral

Characters

religion/teaching

hall/place of worship

Examples

城市中心有一座古老的天主教堂。

Chéngshì zhōngxīn yǒu yī zuò gǔlǎo de Tiānzhǔjiàotáng.

There is an old Catholic church in the city center.

他们在天主教堂举行了婚礼。

Tāmen zài Tiānzhǔjiàotáng jǔxíng le hūnlǐ.

They held their wedding at the Catholic church.

Tips

culture

天主教 (Catholicism) is distinguished from 基督教 (Protestantism) in Chinese usage. 天主 literally means Lord of Heaven, the term used for the Catholic God since Jesuit missionaries introduced it in the 16th century.

Stroke Order

天 tiān

主 zhǔ

教 jiāo

堂 táng