摩天轮

摩天輪
mótiānlún
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 Ferris wheel
  2. 2 observation wheel

Examples

HSK 4
Gōngyuán lǐ yǒu yí zuò hěn gāo de mótiānlún.
There's a very tall Ferris wheel in the park.
HSK 7-9
Wǒmen zuòshàng mótiānlún, kàndào le zhěnggè chéngshì de yèjǐng.
We got on the Ferris wheel and saw the whole city lit up at night.

Tips

memory
摩天 'touching the sky' + 轮 'wheel': a wheel tall enough to brush the sky. The same 摩天 is in 摩天大楼 'skyscraper'.
culture
A popular romantic belief says a couple who kiss when their car reaches the top of a 摩天轮 will stay together forever, and romance dramas often stage the scene.

Stroke Order

摩 mó
天 tiān
轮 lún