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大厦

dà shà

building, mansion

How common it is

大厦 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.

Pronunciation focus

Say dà shà slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.

Usage note

大厦表示很大的楼房。

dà shà biǎo shì hěn dà de lóu fáng。

大厦 means a large building.

Context note

大厦常用于城市、办公和商场。

dà shà cháng yòng yú chéng shì 、 bàn gōng hé shāng chǎng。

It is often used with cities, offices, and malls.

5 examples

那座大厦很高。
nà zuò dà shà hěn gāo。
That building is very tall.
我们在大厦门口见面。
wǒ men zài dà xià mén kǒu jiàn miàn。
We met at the entrance of the building.
这是一座办公大厦。
zhè shì yí zuò bàn gōng dà shà。
This is an office building.
大厦里有很多公司。
dà shà lǐ yǒu hěn duō gōng sī。
There are many companies in the building.
大厦晚上很亮。
dà shà wǎn shàng hěn liàng。
The building is very bright at night.

5 mini stories

他们走进了那座大厦。
tā men zǒu jìn le nà zuò dà shà。
They walked into that building.
大厦门口有保安。
dà xià mén kǒu yǒu bǎo ān。
There is a security guard at the building entrance.
老师带学生参观了大厦。
lǎo shī dài xué shēng cān guān le dà shà。
The teacher took the students to visit the building.
高高的大厦看起来很漂亮。
gāo gāo de dà shà kàn qǐ lái hěn piào liang。
The tall building looks very beautiful.
下雨时,大厦里很安静。
xià yǔ shí, dà shà lǐ hěn ān jìng。
When it rains, the building is very quiet.

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