nhà chọc trời

Thân thiện

Một nhà chọc trời hiện đại sừng sững giữa thành phố.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Skyscraper: A very tall building with many storeys, typically found in a city. The Vietnamese term literally means "sky-scraping house" or "house that scrapes the sky."

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Thành phố New York nổi tiếng với nhiều tòa nhà chọc trời. (New York City is famous for its many skyscrapers.)
  • Tòa nhà chọc trời này là tòa nhà cao nhất trong thành phố. (This skyscraper is the tallest building in the city.)
  • Khu trung tâm tài chính có mật độ nhà chọc trời rất dày đặc. (The financial district has a very dense concentration of skyscrapers.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "nhà chọc trời" is a compound noun. It is used as a single, fixed unit to describe the specific architectural concept. It is not typically broken down or used figuratively in other contexts.

Variants and Related Words

• Tòa nhà cao tầng (n): A high-rise building. This is a more general term for a tall building, but it may not necessarily reach the extreme height implied by "skyscraper."
• Tháp (n): Tower. Can be used for tall, slender structures, which may or may not be habitable buildings (e.g., - television tower).

Synonyms

• Skyscraper (n): The direct and most common English equivalent.
• High-rise (building) (n): A general synonym, though it may imply a slightly lesser scale.

Related Phrases / Idioms

• There are no common phrasal verbs or idioms specifically using "nhà chọc trời" in Vietnamese. It is a technical/descriptive term.

Học thuật

1. Skyscraper