- 金字塔 jīnzìtǎ pyramidAncient stone structure found in Egypt or the Americas; named because its shape resembles the Chinese character [[金|金|jin1]].
- 灯塔 dēngtǎ lighthousea tower with a strong light at the top that guides ships at sea and warns them of danger
- 塔利班 tǎlìbān TalibanTaliban; an Islamist organization that emerged in the mid-1990s in Afghanistan
- 卡塔尔 kǎtǎ'ěr QatarQatar; a country in Western Asia
- 桑塔纳 sāngtǎnà Santana (car)The Santana car model, a Volkswagen brand produced in Shanghai
- 肯塔基 kěntǎjī KentuckyKentucky, a state in the United States
- 铁塔 tiětǎ iron towerA tower or pagoda made of iron or steel.
- 法塔赫 fǎtǎhè FatahPalestinian national liberation movement and political party
- 塔斯社 tǎsīshè TASSTASS; the Information Telegraph Agency of Russia, formerly the official news agency of the Soviet Union. The name is a phonetic transcription of the Russian acronym.
- 肯塔基州 kěntǎjīzhōu KentuckyKentucky, a state in the south-central United States
- 塔楼 tǎlóu tower buildingA high-rise building that is shaped like a tower
- 宝塔 bǎotǎ pagodaBuddhist pagoda; a beautiful or decorated tower
- 塔台 tǎtái control towerA tower-shaped building at an airport used to direct airplane traffic, takeoff, and landing through radio and radar.
- 塔吉克斯坦 tǎjíkèsītǎn TajikistanTajikistan; a country in Central Asia
- 双塔 shuāngtǎ Shuangta DistrictShuangta district of Chaoyang City in Liaoning province
- 电视塔 diànshìtǎ TV towerA tall building or structure used for transmitting television and radio signals; short for [[电视发射塔|電視發射塔|dian4 shi4 fa1 she4 ta3]]
- 炮塔 pàotǎ gun turretarmored structure used to house guns and protect personnel and machinery on tanks, warships, and aircraft
- 塔吊 tǎdiào tower cranetower crane; a tall hoisting machine used in construction for moving heavy objects, abbreviated from [[塔式起重机|塔式起重機|ta3 shi4 qi3 zhong4 ji1]]
- 塔里木 tǎlǐmù Tarim BasinThe Tarim Basin, a large endorheic basin in southern Xinjiang.
- 红塔 hóngtǎ Hongta DistrictHongta district of Yuxi city, Yunnan Province
- 娜塔莉 nàtǎlì NatalieNatalie (name)
- 象牙塔 xiàngyátǎ ivory towerA place or state of mind detached from the practical realities of everyday life, specifically referring to secluded artistic or academic circles.
- 内塔尼亚胡 nèitǎníyàhú NetanyahuBenjamin Netanyahu (1949-), Israeli Likud politician and prime minister
- 水塔 shuǐtǎ water towera tower-shaped building used in water systems to store water and provide pressure to deliver water to high buildings
- 钟塔 zhōngtǎ bell towerA tower used to hang a bell, such as a belfry in a church or city hall
- 关塔那摩 guāntǎnàmó GuantanamoGuantanamo, a city and province in Cuba, often referring to the US naval base located there
- 雷峰塔 léifēngtǎ Leifeng PagodaThe famous pagoda by the West Lake in Hangzhou, originally built in the 10th century; it is famously associated with the legend of the [[白蛇传|白蛇傳|bai2 she2 zhuan4]], where the White Snake is said to be imprisoned beneath it.
- 塔里木盆地 tǎlǐmùpéndì Tarim BasinLarge basin in southern Xinjiang located between the Tianshan, Pamir, and Kunlun mountains; it is the largest basin in China (Tarim is Uyghur for "arable") and is also referred to as [[南疆|南疆|nan2 jiang1]]
- 毛里塔尼亚 máolǐtǎníyà Mauritania
- 塔塔尔 tǎtǎ'ěr TatarTatar ethnic group of Xinjiang
- 塔里木河 tǎlǐmùhé Tarim RiverThe largest inland river in China, located in Xinjiang. It flows through the Tarim Basin and traditionally ends in Lop Nur.
- 白塔 báitǎ White TowerThe central keep of the Tower of London, a historic castle in London, England.
- 奥古斯塔 àogǔsītǎ AugustaAugusta (place name: the capital of Maine, a city in Georgia, etc.)
- 塔林 tǎlín TallinnTallinn, the capital city of Estonia
- 雁塔 yàntǎ Yanta DistrictYanta District of Xi'an in Shaanxi Province
- 关塔那摩湾 guāntǎnàmówān Guantanamo BayGuantanamo Bay in Cuba
- 艾塔 àitǎ etathe seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (Η, η)
- 发射塔 fāshètǎ launching towerlaunching tower or transmission tower; a structure used for launching rockets or for broadcasting television and radio signals
- 纪念塔 jìniàntǎ memorial towerA tower-shaped monument built to commemorate a famous person or a major historical event.
- 塔什干 tǎshígān TashkentTashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan
- 尖塔 jiāntǎ steeplesteeple; spire; minaret
- 塔城 tǎchéng TachengTacheng city or prefecture in Xinjiang, also known as Tarbagatay
- 贝塔 bèitǎ betabeta, the second letter of the Greek alphabet
- 塔尔寺 tǎ'ěrsì Kumbum MonasteryA major Tibetan Buddhist monastery of the Gelug sect in Qinghai province, located at the birthplace of Tsongkhapa.
- 塔克拉玛干沙漠 tǎkèlāmǎgānshāmò Taklamakan DesertTaklamakan Desert in Xinjiang
- 艾菲尔铁塔 àifēi'ěrtiětǎ Eiffel TowerThe Eiffel Tower, a landmark wrought-iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France; specifically used in Taiwan
- 塔河 tǎhé TaheTahe county in [[大兴安岭地区|大興安嶺地區|da4 xing1 an1 ling3 di4 qu1]] prefecture, Heilongjiang
- 雁塔区 yàntǎqū Yanta DistrictYanta District of Xi'an city in Shaanxi province
- 雅尔塔 yǎ'ěrtǎ YaltaYalta, a resort city on the south coast of the Crimean Peninsula
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH