❶ (聚会或招待客人用的大房间) hall: 舞 ~ dance hall; ballroom; 客 ~ drawing room; parlour; 餐 ~ dining hall; restaurant; 音乐 ~ concert hall; 休息 ~ lounge; foyer ❷ (大机关里一个办事部门的名称) a department in a big government organization, such as a ministry; office: 办公 ~ general office ❸ (某些省属机关的名称) a government department at the provincial level: 财政 ~ the Finance Department; 教育 ~ the Education Department; 审判 ~ court of law ◆厅堂房 hall; 厅长 head of a department under a provincial government