# 宫廷 (gōngtíng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 宫廷 (gōngtíng) means “imperial court; royal palace”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: imperial court; royal palace
- Pinyin: gōngtíng (gong1 ting2)
- Traditional: 宮廷
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他喜欢研究古代宫廷音乐。
  Tā xǐhuan yánjiū gǔdài gōngtíng yīnyuè.
  He likes studying ancient court music.

## Characters

- [宫](https://hanziro.com/word/gong-palace/) (gōng): palace; temple
- 廷 (tíng): palace courtyard

https://hanziro.com/word/gong-ting-imperial-court/

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