p8nda
p8nda BETA
Home Dictionary Discord

塔

tǎ
noun HSK 6 #1,865

Measure Word

一座塔 zuò

Meanings

  1. 1 pagoda; tower
  2. 2 tower-shaped structure

Examples

那座塔有一千多年的历史了。
Nà zuò tǎ yǒu yī qiān duō nián de lìshǐ le.
That pagoda has over a thousand years of history.
埃菲尔铁塔在巴黎。
Āifēi'ěr Tiětǎ zài Bālí.
The Eiffel Tower is in Paris.
灯塔为船只指引方向。
Dēngtǎ wèi chuánzhī zhǐyǐn fāngxiàng.
The lighthouse guides ships.
他们爬上了古塔的顶层。
Tāmen pá shàng le gǔ tǎ de dǐngcéng.
They climbed to the top of the ancient pagoda.

Tips

culture
Chinese pagodas (佛塔 fótǎ) originated from Indian Buddhist stupas. Famous ones include the Big Wild Goose Pagoda (大雁塔) in Xi'an and Leifeng Pagoda (雷峰塔) in Hangzhou.

Stroke Order

塔 tǎ