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高楼大厦

高樓大廈
gāolóudàshà
idiom #31,541

Meanings

  1. 1 high-rise buildings
  2. 2 skyscrapers
  3. 3 tall buildings (collectively)

Examples

上海到处都是高楼大厦。
Shànghǎi dàochù dōu shì gāolóudàshà.
Shanghai is full of high-rises everywhere.
他从乡下来到城市，第一次看到这么多高楼大厦。
Tā cóng xiāngxià lái dào chéngshì, dì yī cì kàn dào zhème duō gāolóudàshà.
He came to the city from the countryside and saw so many skyscrapers for the first time.

Tips

memory
A four-character set phrase parsing as 高 'tall' + 楼 'multi-story building' + 大 'big' + 厦 'mansion / large building' — two near-synonyms doubled for emphasis. The pattern of Adj-Noun-Adj-Noun is hugely productive: 高山大海 'high mountains and great seas', 千山万水 'a thousand mountains and ten thousand rivers'.
usage
Distinct in tone from the more technical 摩天大楼 (mótiān dàlóu) 'sky-scraping building' — 高楼大厦 evokes a general urban skyline, while 摩天大楼 suggests specific landmarks like the Empire State Building or Shanghai Tower.

Stroke Order

高 gāo
楼 lóu
大 dà
厦 shà