东方明珠

東方明珠

DōngfāngMíngzhū

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Meanings

1 Oriental Pearl Tower (Shanghai landmark)
2 Pearl of the Orient

Characters

direction; region

Examples

东方明珠是上海的地标。

Dōngfāng Míngzhū shì Shànghǎi de dìbiāo.

The Oriental Pearl is a landmark of Shanghai.

从东方明珠顶上能看到整个浦东。

Cóng Dōngfāng Míngzhū dǐng shàng néng kàn dào zhěnggè Pǔdōng.

From the top of the Oriental Pearl you can see all of Pudong.

我们晚上去看东方明珠的灯光。

Wǒmen wǎnshang qù kàn Dōngfāng Míngzhū de dēngguāng.

Let's go see the Oriental Pearl lit up tonight.

Tips

culture

东方明珠 ('Pearl of the Orient') was historically a poetic nickname for Hong Kong, Shanghai, or Singapore before it became fixed to the Shanghai tower.

In Pop Culture

东方明珠广播电视塔 Dōngfāng Míngzhū Guǎngbō Diànshì Tǎ

Oriental Pearl Radio and TV Tower

468-meter TV tower completed in 1994 in Shanghai's Lujiazui financial district. With its distinctive pink spheres, it was the tallest structure in China until 2007 and is still the defining image of the Shanghai skyline alongside the Bund.

Stroke Order

东 dōng

方 fāng

明 míng

珠 zhū