Burj Khalifa, "Khalifa Tower", formerly known as Burj Dubai, is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and the tallest man-made structure ever built, at 828 m (2,717 ft). The building officially opened on 4 January 2010.
杜拜 Dù bài Dubai / (also 迪拜 Di2 bai4)
哈里发 Hā lǐ fā Khalīfah or Caliph (Arabic: successor), head of state in Caliphate
摩爾 Mó ěr Moore or Moor (name) / see also 摩尔人[Mo2 er3 ren2]
摩爾 mó ěr mole (chemistry)
史密斯 Shǐ mì sī Smith (name)
芝加哥 Zhī jiā gē Chicago, USA
称为 chēng wéi called / to call sth (by a name) / to name
层楼 céng lóu multistoried building / tower / pagoda
大公國 dà gōng guó Grand Duchy
德里 dé lǐ Delhi / New Delhi, capital of India / same as 新德里
第一 dì yī first / number one
动工 dòng gōng to start (a building project)
高楼 gāo lóu high building / multistory building / skyscraper / CL:座[zuo4]
建筑师 jiàn zhú shī architect
建造 jiàn zào construct / build
境内 jìng nèi within the borders / internal (to a country, province, city etc) / domestic
基 jī base / foundation / basic / radical (chemistry)
楼层 lóu céng story / floor
梅 méi plum / plum flower / Japanese apricot (Prunus mume) / surname Mei
摩天大楼 mó tiān dà lóu skyscraper / CL:座[zuo4]
目前世界 mù qián shì jiè modern world
年初 nián chū beginning of the year
启用 qǐ yòng start using / enable (as in 'enable a feature')
瑞 ruì lucky / auspicious / propitious / rayl (acoustical unit)
事务所 shì wù suǒ business office
史 shǐ history / surname Shi
外墙 wài qiáng facade / external wall
完工 wán gōng to finish work / to complete a project
位于 wèi yú to be located at / to be situated at / to lie
帷幕 wéi mù heavy curtain
原 yuán former / original / primary / raw / level / cause / source
亚 yà Asia / Asian / second / next to / inferior / sub- / Taiwan pr. ya3
于 yú in / at / to / from / by / than / out of
英尺 yīng chǐ foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m.)
与 yǔ and / to give / together with
造价 zào jià construction cost
总 zǒng always / to assemble / gather / total / overall / head / chief / general / in every case
总数 zǒng shù total / sum / aggregate
阿拉伯 Ā lā bó Arabian / Arabic / Arab
安装 ān zhuāng install / erect / fix / mount / installation
恩 ēn favor / grace / kindness
尔 ěr thus / so / like that / you / thou
欧文斯 Ōu wén sī Owens (name)
