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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
塔 tǎ	塔 \| 塔* \| *塔	pagoda (abbr. of 塔婆, a loanword from Sanskrit stūpa); tower; pylon (CL:座) / (loanword) (pastry) tart	HSK 6


崛起 juéqǐ	崛起 \| 崛起* \| *崛起	to rise abruptly (to a towering position) / to tower over / to spring up / to emerge suddenly / the emergence (e.g. of a power)	HSK 7-9


屹立 yìlì	屹立 \| 屹立* \| *屹立	to tower / to stand straight (of person's bearing)	HSK 7-9


耸立 sǒnglì	耸立 \| 耸立* \| *耸立	to stand tall / to tower aloft	聳立 HSK 7-9


居民楼 jūmínlóu	居民楼 \| 居民楼* \| *居民楼	apartment building / residential tower	居民樓 HSK 7-9


桥头堡 qiáotóubǎo	桥头堡 \| 桥头堡* \| *桥头堡	bridgehead (military) / stronghold serving as a base for advancing further into enemy territory / bridge tower (ornamental structure at either end of a bridge) / (fig.) gateway (place that provides access to other places beyond it) / bridgehead (key location serving as a base for further expansion)	橋頭堡


钟楼 zhōnglóu	钟楼 \| 钟楼* \| *钟楼	bell tower / campanile / clock tower / Bell Tower, historic attraction in Xian, Beijing etc	鐘樓


栈道 zhàndào	栈道 \| 栈道* \| *栈道	plank walkway constructed on the face of a cliff / (archaic) elevated passageway connecting the upper levels of adjacent towers	棧道


魏 wèi	魏 \| 魏* \| *魏	tower over a palace gateway (old)


鼓楼 gǔlóu	鼓楼 \| 鼓楼* \| *鼓楼	a drum tower / Drum Tower, historic attraction in Xian, Beijing etc	鼓樓


峣 yáo	峣 \| 峣* \| *峣	high / steep / to tower	嶢


矗立 chùlì	矗立 \| 矗立* \| *矗立	to tower / standing tall and upright (of large building)


黄鹤楼 Huánghè Lóu	黄鹤楼 \| 黄鹤楼* \| *黄鹤楼	Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan City, built in 223, burnt down in 1884, rebuilt in 1985 / favored place of poet sages, who in legend arrived riding golden cranes / Tang poem by Cui Hao 崔顥｜崔颢, with theme 'the past will never return' / one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓｜岳阳楼 in Yueyang, north Hunan, and Tengwang Tower 滕王閣｜滕王阁 in Nanchang, Jiangxi	黃鶴樓


跳台 tiàotái	跳台 \| 跳台* \| *跳台	diving platform / diving tower / landing platform	跳臺


谯 qiáo	谯 \| 谯* \| *谯	drum tower	譙


塔吊 tǎdiào	塔吊 \| 塔吊* \| *塔吊	tower crane


城楼 chénglóu	城楼 \| 城楼* \| *城楼	city gate tower	城樓


铁塔 tiětǎ	铁塔 \| 铁塔* \| *铁塔	iron tower	鐵塔


楼台 lóutái	楼台 \| 楼台* \| *楼台	(dialect) balcony / terrace / (literary) high building / tower / (old) stage for theatrical performance	樓臺


北塔 Běitǎ	北塔 \| 北塔* \| *北塔	North tower / Beita district of Shaoyang city 邵陽市｜邵阳市, Hunan


中流砥柱 zhōngliúdǐzhù	中流砥柱 \| 中流砥柱* \| *中流砥柱	mainstay / cornerstone / tower of strength


斜塔 xiétǎ	斜塔 \| 斜塔* \| *斜塔	leaning tower


塔楼 tǎlóu	塔楼 \| 塔楼* \| *塔楼	tower (of building)	塔樓


气楼 qìlóu	气楼 \| 气楼* \| *气楼	small ventilation tower on roof of building	氣樓


聚沙成塔 jùshā-chéngtǎ	聚沙成塔 \| 聚沙成塔* \| *聚沙成塔	lit. many sand grains accumulate to form a tower (idiom) / fig. many little things add up to sth great


望楼 wànglóu	望楼 \| 望楼* \| *望楼	watchtower / lookout tower	望樓


岗楼 gǎnglóu	岗楼 \| 岗楼* \| *岗楼	watchtower; guard tower / police booth	崗樓


敌台 dítái	敌台 \| 敌台* \| *敌台	defensive tower / lookout tower / enemy radio station	敵臺


嵂 lǜ	嵂 \| 嵂* \| *嵂	to rise sharply / to tower


崔颢 Cuī Hào	崔颢 \| 崔颢* \| *崔颢	Cui Hao (-754), Tang dynasty poet and author of poem Yellow Crane Tower 黃鶴樓｜黄鹤楼	崔顥


电塔 diàntǎ	电塔 \| 电塔* \| *电塔	electricity pylon / transmission tower	電塔


钟室 zhōngshì	钟室 \| 钟室* \| *钟室	bell chamber (at the top of a bell tower)	鐘室


东方明珠塔 Dōngfāng Míngzhū Tǎ	东方明珠塔 \| 东方明珠塔* \| *东方明珠塔	Oriental Pearl Tower	東方明珠塔


东京塔 Dōngjīngtǎ	东京塔 \| 东京塔* \| *东京塔	Tokyo Tower	東京塔


巴别塔 Bābiétǎ	巴别塔 \| 巴别塔* \| *巴别塔	Tower of Babel, in Genesis 11:5-foll.	巴別塔


骰塔 tóutǎ	骰塔 \| 骰塔* \| *骰塔	dice tower


塔台 tǎtái	塔台 \| 塔台* \| *塔台	control tower


比萨斜塔 Bǐsà Xiétǎ	比萨斜塔 \| 比萨斜塔* \| *比萨斜塔	Leaning Tower of Pisa	比薩斜塔


滕王阁 Téngwáng Gé	滕王阁 \| 滕王阁* \| *滕王阁	Tengwang Tower in Nanchang, Jiangxi / one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓｜岳阳楼 in Yueyang, north Hunan, and Yellow Crane Tower 黃鶴樓｜黄鹤楼 in Wuhan, Hubei	滕王閣


塔防 tǎfáng	塔防 \| 塔防* \| *塔防	(gaming) tower defense


峙 zhì	峙 \| 峙* \| *峙	(literary) to tower aloft


高塔 gāotǎ	高塔 \| 高塔* \| *高塔	tower / CL: 座


崛立 juélì	崛立 \| 崛立* \| *崛立	to tower over / rising (to a dominant position)


板式塔 bǎnshìtǎ	板式塔 \| 板式塔* \| *板式塔	distillation tower / bubble tower / plate column


艾菲尔铁塔 Àifēi'ěr Tiětǎ	艾菲尔铁塔 \| 艾菲尔铁塔* \| *艾菲尔铁塔	(Tw) Eiffel Tower	艾菲爾鐵塔


岳阳楼区 Yuèyáng Lóuqū	岳阳楼区 \| 岳阳楼区* \| *岳阳楼区	Yueyang Tower district of Yueyang city 岳陽｜岳阳, Hunan	岳陽樓區


先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐 xiāntiānxiàzhīyōu'éryōu, hòutiānxiàzhīlè'érlè	先天…而乐 \| 先天…而乐* \| *先天…而乐	to be the first to worry about affairs of state, and the last to enjoy oneself (quotation from the essay On Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓記｜岳阳楼记 by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 范仲淹)	先天下之憂而憂，後天下之樂而樂


吊塔 diàotǎ	吊塔 \| 吊塔* \| *吊塔	a tower crane


更楼 gēnglóu	更楼 \| 更楼* \| *更楼	watch tower / drum tower marking night watches	更樓


瞭望台 liàowàngtái	瞭望台 \| 瞭望台* \| *瞭望台	observation tower / lookout tower	瞭望臺


电视塔 diànshìtǎ	电视塔 \| 电视塔* \| *电视塔	TV tower	電視塔


埃菲尔铁塔 Āifēi'ěr Tiětǎ	埃菲尔铁塔 \| 埃菲尔铁塔* \| *埃菲尔铁塔	Eiffel Tower	埃菲爾鐵塔


天津环球金融中心 Tiānjīn Huánqiú Jīnróng Zhōngxīn	天津…中心 \| 天津…中心* \| *天津…中心	Tianjin World Financial Center, skyscraper a.k.a. the Tianjin Tower or Jin Tower / abbr. to 津塔	天津環球金融中心


岳阳楼记 Yuèyáng Lóu Jì	岳阳楼记 \| 岳阳楼记* \| *岳阳楼记	On Yueyang Tower (1046), essay by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 范仲淹	岳陽樓記


峰火台 fēnghuǒtái	峰火台 \| 峰火台* \| *峰火台	fire beacon tower (used in frontier regions in former times to relay information about the enemy, using smoke by day and fire at night)	峰火臺


泡罩塔 pàozhàotǎ	泡罩塔 \| 泡罩塔* \| *泡罩塔	distillation tower / bubble tower / plate column


瞭望塔 liàowàngtǎ	瞭望塔 \| 瞭望塔* \| *瞭望塔	watchtower / observation tower


象牙塔 xiàngyátǎ	象牙塔 \| 象牙塔* \| *象牙塔	ivory tower


赤嵌楼 Chìkǎnlóu	赤嵌楼 \| 赤嵌楼* \| *赤嵌楼	Chihkan Tower (formerly Fort Provintia) in Tainan, Taiwan (also written 赤崁樓｜赤崁楼)	赤嵌樓


世贸中心大楼 Shìmào Zhōngxīn Dàlóu	世贸…大楼 \| 世贸…大楼* \| *世贸…大楼	World Trade Center (the twin towers destroyed by the 9-11 terrorists)	世貿中心大樓


佛香阁 Fóxiānggé	佛香阁 \| 佛香阁* \| *佛香阁	Tower of Buddhist Incense in the Summer Palace 頤和園｜颐和园, Beijing	佛香閣


克孜尔尕哈 Kèzī'ěrgǎhā	克孜尔尕哈 \| 克孜尔尕哈* \| *克孜尔尕哈	Kizilgaha, site of a famous fire beacon tower and cliff caves in Kuqa, Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang	克孜爾尕哈


克孜尔尕哈烽火台 Kèzī'ěrgǎhāfēnghuǒtái	克孜…火台 \| 克孜…火台* \| *克孜…火台	Kizilgaha fire beacon tower in Kuchar county 庫車｜库车, Aksu 阿克蘇地區｜阿克苏地区, Xinjiang	克孜爾尕哈烽火台


冷却塔 lěngquètǎ	冷却塔 \| 冷却塔* \| *冷却塔	cooling tower	冷卻塔


塔扇 tǎshàn	塔扇 \| 塔扇* \| *塔扇	tower fan


层楼 cénglóu	层楼 \| 层楼* \| *层楼	multistoried building / tower / pagoda	層樓


岳阳楼 Yuèyáng Lóu	岳阳楼 \| 岳阳楼* \| *岳阳楼	Yueyang Tower, famous beauty spot in Yueyang, north Hunan, overlooking Dongting Lake 洞庭湖 / one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yellow Crane Tower 黃鶴樓｜黄鹤楼 in Wuhan, Hubei and Tengwang Tower 滕王閣｜滕王阁 in Nanchang, Jiangxi	岳陽樓


东方明珠电视塔 Dōngfāng Míngzhū Diànshì Tǎ	东方…视塔 \| 东方…视塔* \| *东方…视塔	Oriental Pearl Television Tower	東方明珠電視塔


楼橹 lóulǔ	楼橹 \| 楼橹* \| *楼橹	watch tower / movable battlefield turret	樓櫓


津塔 Jīntǎ	津塔 \| 津塔* \| *津塔	Jin Tower / abbr. for 天津環球金融中心｜天津环球金融中心 Tianjin World Financial Center, skyscraper a.k.a. the Tianjin Tower


烽燧 fēngsuì	烽燧 \| 烽燧* \| *烽燧	fire beacon tower (used in frontier regions in former times to relay information about the enemy, using smoke by day and fire at night)


范仲淹 Fàn Zhòngyān	范仲淹 \| 范仲淹* \| *范仲淹	Fan Zhongyan (989-1052), Song dynasty scholar and politician, author of On Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓記｜岳阳楼记


蜻蜓撼石柱 qīngtínghànshízhù	蜻蜓撼石柱 \| 蜻蜓撼石柱* \| *蜻蜓撼石柱	lit. the dragon-fly shakes the stone tower (idiom); fig. to overestimate one's capabilities


赤崁楼 Chìkǎnlóu	赤崁楼 \| 赤崁楼* \| *赤崁楼	Chihkan Tower (formerly Fort Provintia) in Tainan, Taiwan (also written 赤嵌樓｜赤嵌楼)	赤崁樓


跳楼机 tiàolóujī	跳楼机 \| 跳楼机* \| *跳楼机	drop tower; free fall tower (amusement ride)	跳樓機


金茂大厦 Jīnmào Dàshà	金茂大厦 \| 金茂大厦* \| *金茂大厦	Jin Mao Tower, skyscraper in Shanghai	金茂大廈

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