jiǎo
lóu

place
common

Meaning of 五角大楼

五角大楼 means the Pentagon (headquarters of the US Department of Defense); metonym for the US Department of Defense. Pronounced wǔ jiǎo dà lóu.

  • the Pentagon (headquarters of the US Department of Defense); metonym for the US Department of Defense

Definitions & Examples

jiǎo
lóu
zuó
tiān
xuān
le
xiàng
xīn
de
guó
fáng
zhàn
lüè
 

The Pentagon announced a new national defense strategy yesterday.

zhě
men
zǎo
zǎo
jiù
zài
jiǎo
lóu
wài
děng
hòu
xiāo
xi
 

Reporters were waiting outside the Pentagon early for news.

Zhè
zuò
de
jiǎo
xíng
jiàn
zhù
jiù
shì
zhù
míng
de
jiǎo
lóu
 

This unique pentagonal building is the famous Pentagon.

Measure Words

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