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塔

tǎ · ta

Traditional 墖

HSK 6Old HSK 5Measure word: 座 zuò

Meaning

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tǎ 塔

  1. pagoda
  2. tower
  3. minaret
  4. stupa (abbr. loanword from Sanskrit tapo)

tǎ 墖

  1. old variant of 塔 (tǎ)
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Climbing the tower

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，那座(nàzuò)塔(tǎ)真(zhēn)漂亮(piàoliang)！

    Look, that tower is so beautiful!

  2. Dengdeng

    听说(tīngshuō)在(zài)塔上(tǎshàng)能(néng)看到(kàndào)整个(zhěnggè)公园(gōngyuán)。

    I heard you can see the whole park from the tower.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)爬上去(páshàngqù)吧(ba)！

    Then let's climb up!

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)！塔里(tǎlǐ)有(yǒu)电梯(diàntī)吗(ma)？

    OK! Is there an elevator in the tower?

  5. Liangliang

    有(yǒu)，不过(bùguò)门口(ménkǒu)写着(xiězhe)：电梯(diàntī)今天(jīntiān)休息(xiūxi)。

    Yes, but the sign says: elevator closed today.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

塔(tǎ)有(yǒu)点(diǎn)向(xiàng)西(xī)边(biān)倾(qīng)斜(xié)。

The tower leaned slightly to the west.

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02

这(zhè)座(zuò)古(gǔ)老(lǎo)的(de)塔(tǎ)吸(xī)引(yǐn)了(le)很(hěn)多(duō)游(yóu)客(kè)。

This ancient pagoda attracts many tourists.

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