厦 shà / xià — tall building; tall building
城市中心建起了一座座高楼大厦。Chéng shì zhōng xīn jiàn qǐ le yí zuò zuò gāo lóu dà shà.Tall buildings have risen in the city center.
Common words: 大厦 (dà shà)、航厦 (háng shà)、偏厦 (piān shà)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "tall building"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "tall building", including 厦 (shà / xià), 厦 (shà / xià). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "tall building" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 厦 (shà / xià), 厦 (shà / xià) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span shà, xià — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 厦 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 厦 shà / xiàtall building; tall buildingUseful words: 大厦, 航厦
- 厦 shà / xiàtall building; tall buildingUseful words: 大厦, 航厦
Common words for these 2 "tall building" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 厦 (shà / xià) — so "tall building" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
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厦 shà / xià — tall building; tall building
城市中心建起了一座座高楼大厦。Chéng shì zhōng xīn jiàn qǐ le yí zuò zuò gāo lóu dà shà.Tall buildings have risen in the city center.
Common words: 大厦 (dà shà)、航厦 (háng shà)、偏厦 (piān shà)
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