Meaning of tāng:
趟
old variant of 趟[tang1]; a time; a trip
Wǒ zuótiān qù le yī tàng Běijīng.
我昨天去了一趟北京。
I made a trip to Beijing yesterday.
Wǒ zuótiān qùle shāngdiàn sān tàng.
我昨天去了商店三趟。
I went to the store three times yesterday.
Wǒ zuótiān qù le yī tàng shāngchǎng, mǎi le hěn duō dōngxī.
我昨天去了一趟商场，买了很多东西。
I took a trip to the mall yesterday and bought a lot of things.
to wade; to trample; to turn the soil
Tā měi cì dōu yào zài xiǎo xī lǐ tàng guò yī cì.
他每次都要在小溪里趟过一次。
He wades through the creek every time.
Tā bù xiǎo xīn zài huā yuán lǐ zǒu le yī tàng.
他不小心在花园里走了一趟。
He accidentally trampled around the garden once.
Tā měi zhōu liù dūhuì zài huāyuán lǐ tàng tǔ.
他每周六都会在花园里趟土。
He turns the soil in the garden every Saturday.
classifier for times, round trips or rows
Jīntiān wǒ qùle shāngchǎng sāntàng.
今天我去了商场三趟。
I went to the mall three times today.
