大厦
Old HSK 5
大厦 (dàshà) · mansion
大厦 (dàshà) means “mansion; large building; tower”. It is written with 2 characters: 大 (big) + 厦 (large building). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 大厦 is built
The characters
大 dà · big
What 大 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: A man 人 with outstretched arms (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
厦 shà · large building
What 厦 is made of
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 夏xià — summer
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 自zì — self
- 目mù — eye
- 夂zhǐ — to go
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 又yòu — and
Example sentences
我们公司在这座大厦的十楼。Wǒmen gōngsī zài zhèzuò dàshà de shí lóu.Our company is on the tenth floor of this building.
那座大厦是去年建成的。Nà zuò dàshà shì qùnián jiàn chéng de.That tower was completed last year.
Questions about 大厦
What does 大厦 mean?
大厦 (dàshà) means “mansion; large building; tower”.
How do you pronounce 大厦?
大厦 is pronounced dàshà.
Which HSK level is 大厦?
大厦 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 不大bùdànot very
- 大学dàxuéuniversity
- 大学生dàxuéshēnguniversity student
- 大部分dàbùfenmost
- 大大dàdàgreatly
- 大多数dàduōshùthe majority
- 大海dàhǎisea
- 大家dàjiāeveryone
- 大量dàliànga large amount
- 大门dàménmain gate
Learn 大厦 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 19: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.