陆家嘴

陸家嘴

Lùjiāzuǐ

proper noun

Meanings

1 Lujiazui (Shanghai's Pudong financial district)

Characters

land; surname Lu

mouth; (here) point of land, spit

Examples

HSK 6

陆家嘴是上海的金融中心。

Lùjiāzuǐ shì Shànghǎi de jīnróng zhōngxīn.

Lujiazui is Shanghai's financial center.

HSK 6

从外滩看陆家嘴的夜景最美。

Cóng Wàitān kàn Lùjiāzuǐ de yèjǐng zuì měi.

The night view of Lujiazui from the Bund is the most beautiful.

Tips

culture

陆家嘴 literally means "Lu family tip/spit" - the peninsula where the Huangpu River bends around Pudong. Originally farmland belonging to a Ming-dynasty Lu family, it became China's Wall Street after Pudong was designated a development zone in 1990.

In Pop Culture

东方明珠 Dōngfāng míngzhū

Oriental Pearl Tower

The 468m TV tower (1994) with three pink spheres - the most photographed landmark in Lujiazui, right next to the Jin Mao Tower and Shanghai Tower.

Stroke Order

陆 lù

家 jiā

嘴 zuǐ