迪厅

迪廳

dítīng

noun

Measure Word

一家迪厅 jiā

Meanings

1 disco
2 dance club
3 nightclub (abbreviation of 迪斯科厅)

Characters

disco (phonetic)

Examples

九十年代年轻人最爱去迪厅跳舞。

Jiǔshí niándài niánqīngrén zuì ài qù dítīng tiàowǔ.

In the 1990s, young people loved going to discos to dance.

这家迪厅的灯光和音响效果都很棒。

Zhè jiā dítīng de dēngguāng hé yīnxiǎng xiàoguǒ dōu hěn bàng.

The lighting and sound at this club are excellent.

Tips

history

Shortened from 迪斯科厅 (dísīkē tīng), itself a transliteration of 'disco' + 'hall'. 迪厅 carries strong 1990s nostalgia in mainland China — when economic reform first allowed nightclubs. By the 2000s younger speakers shifted to 夜店 (yèdiàn) or 酒吧 (jiǔbā); 迪厅 now sounds slightly dated.

Stroke Order

迪 dí

厅 tīng