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大廈

简大厦 · 繁大廈

Mandarin · pinyin dà shà

(used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老匯大廈 Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or 帝國大廈 Empire State Building etc)

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
廈: Look up this written character
厦: shà · big building, mansion

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4–4 · da4 sha4

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daai6 haa6

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noun

large building; skyscraper; edifice; plaza (Classifier: 座 m c; 棟／栋 m c; 幢 m; 躉／趸 c)

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