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


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


衝塔 chōngtǎ	衝塔 \| 衝塔* \| *衝塔	(gaming, esp. MOBA) to recklessly enter the attack range of an enemy tower – a stationary defense structure that automatically fires on intruders – typically resulting in death / (neologism) (slang) to provoke the authorities (e.g. online) at great personal risk	冲塔


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


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


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


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


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


先天下之憂而憂，後天下之樂而樂 xiāntiānxiàzhīyōu'éryōu, hòutiānxiàzhīlè'érlè	先天…而樂 \| 先天…而樂* \| *先天…而樂	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)	先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


譙 qiáo	譙 \| 譙* \| *譙	drum tower	谯


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


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


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


塔扇 tǎshàn	塔扇 \| 塔扇* \| *塔扇	tower fan


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


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


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


滕王閣 Téngwáng Gé	滕王閣 \| 滕王閣* \| *滕王閣	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	滕王阁


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)


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


水塔 shuǐtǎ	水塔 \| 水塔* \| *水塔	water tower


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


聚沙成塔 jùshāchéngtǎ	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


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


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


橋頭堡 qiáotóubǎo	橋頭堡 \| 橋頭堡* \| *橋頭堡	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)	桥头堡


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


岳陽樓 Yuèyáng Lóu	岳陽樓 \| 岳陽樓* \| *岳陽樓	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	岳阳楼


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


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


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


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


骰塔 tóutǎ	骰塔 \| 骰塔* \| *骰塔	dice tower


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


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


天津環球金融中心 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	天津环球金融中心


黃鶴樓 Huánghè Lóu	黃鶴樓 \| 黃鶴樓* \| *黃鶴樓	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	黄鹤楼


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


克孜爾尕哈烽火台 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	克孜尔尕哈烽火台


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


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

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