Chinese dictionary
- 1
n.achievement; result; outcome
依靠群众一定会搞出名堂来的。
Depending on the masses, you will surely achieve something.
跟他这样的人搞不出什么名堂来。
You can't get any results working with someone like him.
要想在演艺界干出名堂,就得有十足的信心。
To succeed in show business, you need buckets of confidence.
- 2
n.reason; cause; what lies behind something
他今天喜气洋洋的,一定有点名堂。
There must be a reason why he's in such high spirits today.
这里面似乎有点新名堂。
It looks like there's something new going on here.
墙角上的砖这么砌是有名堂的。
There's a reason for laying the corner bricks this way.
- 3
n.item; variety; trick
联欢会上名堂真多,又有舞蹈,又有杂耍。
There was so much to see at the get-together, such as dances and jugglings.
今年戏剧节的名堂可真多。
There is an amazingly large repertoire at this year's theatre festival.
他们的婚礼名堂不少。
They have made a big do of their wedding.