Chinese Word: 厦 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

厦 (Trad.: 廈)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 5

Total strokes: 12; Radical: 厂

Pictophonetic:夏 indicates the sound; 厂 (building) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿸ Surround from upper left
- 厂 [ chǎng ] cliff; factory, workshop; building
- 夏 [ xià ] summer; the Xia or Hsia dynasty

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Pinyin: shà

English Definition:tall building; mansion; rear annex; lean-to; also pr. [xia4]

Chinese Definition:
①大屋子：广厦。高楼大厦。
②房子后面的突出的部分：前廊后厦。

Example Words:

大厦HSK 5	dà shà	(used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老汇大厦 Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or 帝国大厦 Empire State Building etc)
摩天大厦	mó tiān dà shà	skyscraper; Classifiers: 座
金茂大厦	jīn mào dà shà	Jin Mao Tower, skyscraper in Shanghai
高楼大厦HSK 5	gāo lóu dà shà	tall building
西单图书大厦	xī dān tú shū dà shà	Xidan book center

Pinyin: xià

English Definition:abbr. for Xiamen or Amoy 厦门 , Fujian

Chinese Definition:
①(厦门)地名，在中国福建省。

Example Words:

厦门	xià mén	Xiamen or Amoy, subprovincial city in Fujian, abbr. 厦
厦门大学	xià mén dà xué	Xiamen University
厦门市	xià mén shì	Xiamen, subprovincial city in Fujian; also known as Amoy
噶厦	gá xià	government of Tibet, dissolved in 1959

1		zhè ge 这个 chéng shì 城市 yǒu 有 hǎo duō 好多 gāo lóu dà shà 高楼大厦。 There are many tall buildings in this city.
2		wǒ 我 xí guàn xìng 习惯性 de 地 yǎng tóu 仰头 kàn zhe 看着 gāo lóu dà shà 高楼大厦。 I habitually look up at skyscrapers.
3		zhè 这 shì 是 yì zhāng 一张 jiǔ 九 céng lóu 层楼 de 的 dà shà 大厦 tú zhǐ 图纸。 This is a building blueprint for a nine-story building.
4		qǐng 请 nín 您 jì xù 继续 wǎng 往 qián 前 zǒu 走， dà shà 大厦 zài 在 nín 您 de 的 yòu shǒu biān 右手边。 Please continue straight ahead, the building is on your right.
5		shì qū 市区 yǒu 有 xǔ duō 许多 gāo lóu dà shà 高楼大厦， shì 是 xiàn dài huà 现代化 chéng shì 城市 de 的 dài biǎo 代表。 Many high-rise buildings represent the modernity of the city in downtown area.

1		zhè ge 这个 chéng shì 城市 yǒu 有 hǎo duō 好多 gāo lóu dà shà 高楼大厦。 There are many tall buildings in this city.
2		wǒ 我 xí guàn xìng 习惯性 de 地 yǎng tóu 仰头 kàn zhe 看着 gāo lóu dà shà 高楼大厦。 I habitually look up at skyscrapers.
3		zhè 这 shì 是 yì zhāng 一张 jiǔ 九 céng lóu 层楼 de 的 dà shà 大厦 tú zhǐ 图纸。 This is a building blueprint for a nine-story building.
4		qǐng 请 nín 您 jì xù 继续 wǎng 往 qián 前 zǒu 走， dà shà 大厦 zài 在 nín 您 de 的 yòu shǒu biān 右手边。 Please continue straight ahead, the building is on your right.
5		shì qū 市区 yǒu 有 xǔ duō 许多 gāo lóu dà shà 高楼大厦， shì 是 xiàn dài huà 现代化 chéng shì 城市 de 的 dài biǎo 代表。 Many high-rise buildings represent the modernity of the city in downtown area.