塔吊
tǎ diào
Pinyin

Definition

塔吊
 - 
tǎ diào
  1. tower crane

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

吊
diào
  1. 1 to suspend
  2. 2 to hang up
  3. 3 to hang a person
吊带
diào dài
  1. 1 suspenders
  2. 2 garters
  3. 3 shoulder strap
  4. 4 brace
  5. 5 sling
塔
tǎ
  1. 1 pagoda
  2. 2 tower
  3. 3 minaret
  4. 4 stupa (abbr. loanword from Sanskrit tapo)
  5. 5 CL:座[zuò]
金字塔
jīn zì tǎ
  1. 1 pyramid (building or structure)
铁塔
tiě tǎ
  1. 1 iron tower
上吊
shàng diào
  1. 1 to hang oneself
佛塔
fó tǎ
  1. 1 pagoda
半吊子
bàn diào zi
  1. 1 dabbler
  2. 2 smatterer
  3. 3 tactless and impulsive person
卡塔尔
Kǎ tǎ ěr
  1. 1 Qatar
吊儿郎当
diào r5 láng dāng
  1. 1 sloppy
吊坠
diào zhuì
  1. 1 a pendant (jewelry)
吊带衫
diào dài shān
  1. 1 halter top
  2. 2 spaghetti strap top
  3. 3 sun top
吊床
diào chuáng
  1. 1 hammock
吊扇
diào shàn
  1. 1 a ceiling fan
  2. 2 a punka
吊挂
diào guà
  1. 1 to suspend
  2. 2 to hang
吊桥
diào qiáo
  1. 1 drawbridge
  2. 2 suspension bridge
吊死
diào sǐ
  1. 1 death by hanging
  2. 2 to hang oneself
吊灯
diào dēng
  1. 1 hanging lamp
吊牌
diào pái
  1. 1 tag
吊瓶
diào píng
  1. 1 infusion bag or bottle (for an IV)

Idioms (5)

一哭二闹三上吊
yī kū èr nào sān shàng diào
  1. 1 to make a terrible scene (idiom)
  2. 2 to throw a tantrum
不要在一棵树上吊死
bù yào zài yī kē shù shàng diào sǐ
  1. 1 don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom)
  2. 2 there's more than one way to skin a cat
吊民伐罪
diào mín fá zuì
  1. 1 to console the people by punishing the tyrants (idiom)
形影相吊
xíng yǐng xiāng diào
  1. 1 with only body and shadow to comfort each other (idiom)
  2. 2 extremely sad and lonely
聚沙成塔
jù shā chéng tǎ
  1. 1 sand grains accumulate to make a tower a tower (idiom); by gathering small amounts one gets a huge quantity
  2. 2 many a mickle makes a muckle

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