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摩天樓

mo1 tin1 lau4*2

mo2 tian1 lou2

skyscraper | Also 摩天大厦; 摩天大樓

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 440,000

摩天樓

摩 mo1 mo4 maa1 mo4 mi2 ma1 mo2 - [1] [v] rub; scour; chafe [2] friction [3] [v]
天 tin1 tian1 - sky, heaven
樓 lau4*2 lau4 lou2 - multi-level building

This word was added by tym on 14th Sep 2004 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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