Definition
澡堂 refers to a communal public bathhouse, still common in many Chinese neighborhoods. Unlike a private bathroom, a 澡堂 is a separate facility where people go to bathe, often featuring pools, steam rooms, and separate sections for men and women.
p.w.
public bathhouse(coll.) bathhouse
Examples
- 澡堂。Wǒ xiǎoshíhou cháng qù zǎo táng xǐzǎo.I often went to the bathhouse to bathe when I was little.
- 澡堂。Zhè jiā zǎo táng yǐjīng yǒu wǔshí nián de lìshǐ le.This bathhouse already has a fifty-year history.
- 澡堂。Běifāng yǒuxiē lǎo zǎo táng xiànzài hái zài yíngyè.Some old bathhouses in the north are still open for business.
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