摩天大楼 (mótiān dàlóu): skyscraper

Measure Word

一座摩天大楼 zuò

Meanings

1 skyscraper

Characters

Examples

上海有很多摩天大楼。

Shànghǎi yǒu hěnduō mótiān dàlóu.

Shanghai has many skyscrapers.

这座摩天大楼有一百层。

Zhè zuò mótiān dàlóu yǒu yībǎi céng.

This skyscraper has one hundred floors.

Tips

memory

摩 (to rub/touch) + 天 (sky) + 大楼 (large building) - a building so tall it 'touches the sky.' The imagery is similar to the English 'skyscraper.'

Stroke Order

摩 mó

天 tiān

大 dà

楼 lóu

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ambassador