Meaning
palace courtyard
Chinese: 朝廷、宫廷。
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The same syllable “ting” becomes a different word in each tone. 廷 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 宫廷gōng tíngcourt (of king or emperor)
- 内廷nèi tíngplace at the imperial court, where emperor handled government affairs, gave orders etc
- 朝廷cháo tíngcourt; imperial household; dynasty
- 廷试tíng shìcourt examination, the top grade imperial exam
- 教廷大使jiào tíng dà shǐan ambassador of the church; an Apostolic Nuncio (from the Vatican)
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Example Sentence
古时候，大臣们每天都要上朝廷议事。Gǔ shí hou, dà chén men měi tiān dōu yào shàng cháo tíng yì shì.In ancient times, ministers had to attend the imperial court daily.
古时候Gǔ shí houin ancient times，大臣dà chénchancellor (of a monarchy)们men(plural marker)每天měi tiānevery day都dōuall要yàoto want上shàngon朝廷cháo tíngcourt议事yì shìto discuss official busine。