How to say “high-rise building” in Chinese
high-rise building
“High-rise building” in Chinese is 大厦, dà shà: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
大厦 is read dà shà: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A person with arms spread wide.
On top, 厂 “shelter”; under it, 夏 xià hints at the reading.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “大厦”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 大厦. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我在那座大厦上班wǒzàinàzuòdàshàshàngbānI work in that high-rise over there.
More words from the lesson “The city: streets and buildings”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “high-rise building” in Chinese?
“High-rise building” in Chinese is 大厦, pinyin dàshà.
What does 大厦 mean?
大厦 (dàshà) means “high-rise building”.
How do you write 大厦?
大厦 is 2 characters: 大 (dà) — big; 厦 (shà) — large building. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 大厦?
大厦 is read dàshà. Tones: dà — fourth tone, shà — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“high-rise building” in the lesson “The city: streets and buildings”
This word is from the topic “China: the country and its history” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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