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大厦

dà shà · da sha

Traditional 大廈

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. (used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老匯大廈 / 百老汇大厦 Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or 帝國大廈 / 帝国大厦 Empire State Building etc)
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Floor forty-nine

  1. Liangliang

    这座(zhèzuò)大厦(dàshà)有(yǒu)五十层(wǔshícéng)高(gāo)。

    This tower is fifty floors tall.

  2. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)公司(gōngsī)就(jiù)在(zài)这座(zhèzuò)大厦(dàshà)里(lǐ)。

    Our company is right in this tower.

  3. Liangliang

    在(zài)第几层(dìjǐcéng)？

    Which floor?

  4. Dengdeng

    第四十九层(dìsìshíjiǔcéng)，不过(bùguò)电梯(diàntī)很(hěn)快(kuài)。

    The forty-ninth, but the lift is very fast.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)每天(měitiān)上班(shàngbān)就像(jiùxiàng)坐(zuò)火箭(huǒjiàn)。

    Then going to work every day is like riding a rocket.

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01

这(zhè)座(zuò)大(dà)厦(shà)有(yǒu)五(wǔ)十(shí)层(céng)高(gāo)。

This building is fifty stories tall.

02

他(tā)们(men)在(zài)大(dà)厦(shà)的(de)顶(dǐng)层(céng)开(kāi)了(le)一(yì)家(jiā)餐(cān)厅(tīng)。

They opened a restaurant on the top floor of the building.

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