塔吊

tǎdiào

noun

Measure Word

一座塔吊 zuò

Meanings

1 tower crane

Characters

to hoist / crane

Examples

工地上竖起了两座塔吊。

Gōngdì shàng shù qǐ le liǎng zuò tǎdiào.

Two tower cranes have been erected at the construction site.

塔吊司机的工作很辛苦。

Tǎdiào sījī de gōngzuò hěn xīnkǔ.

The work of a tower-crane operator is very tough.

Tips

memory

塔 'tower' + 吊 'to hoist / crane' — literally 'tower crane'. The tall, thin cranes that dominate the skyline of any Chinese city under construction.

Stroke Order

塔 tǎ

吊 diào