摩天大樓

简 摩天大楼 · 繁 摩天大樓
Mandarin · pinyin mó tiān dà lóu

Meanings

  1. skyscraper
  2. Classifier: 座 zuò
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摩
mó · rub, scour, grind; friction
天
tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
大
dà · big, great, vast, large, high
樓
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楼
lóu · building of two or more stories
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2–1–4–2 · mo2 tian1 da4 lou2

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mo1 tin1 daai6 lau4

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noun

  1. skyscraper (Classifier: 座 m)

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