Niǔ yuē Dì guó Dà shàdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Empire State Building
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Original source entry:

紐約帝國大廈 纽约帝国大厦 [Niu3 yue1 Di4 guo2 Da4 sha4] /Empire State Building/

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Other forms in these source records: 紐約帝國大廈

  • 纽
    niǔ

    to turn / to wrench / button / nu (Greek letter Νν)

  • 约
    yāo

    to weigh in a balance or on a scale

    yuē

    to make an appointment / to invite / approximately / pact / treaty / to economize / to restrict / to reduce (a fraction) / concise

  • 帝
    dì

    (bound form) emperor / sovereign / supreme deity

  • 国
    guó

    country / nation / state / (bound form) national

    Guó

    surname Guo

  • 大
    dà

    big / large / great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[dà jiě]) / greatly / freely / fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

    dài

    see 大夫[dài fu]

  • 厦
    shà

    (bound form) tall building / mansion / (bound form) rear annex / lean-to / Taiwan pr. [xià]

    Xià

    abbr. for Xiamen or Amoy 廈門|厦门[Xià mén], Fujian

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