() — pagoda; tower; (Buddhist) stupa

Definition

塔 (tǎ) is a concrete noun for a tower or pagoda — a physical structure, not the act of standing tall. The verbs 矗立, 耸立, 屹立 describe how something stands towering, while 塔 names the object itself.

noun
pagodatower(Buddhist) stupa
Measure word ·

Examples

  • Zhè zuò tǎ shì táng cháo jiàn de.
    This pagoda was built in the Tang Dynasty.
  • Chéng lǐ yǒu yí zuò gāo tǎ, wǎn shàng kě yǐ kàn dào hěn yuǎn.
    There is a tall tower in the city; you can see far at night.
  • Zhè zuò fó tǎ yǒu yì qiān duō nián de lì shǐ.
    This Buddhist stupa has a history of over a thousand years.

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