| 高楼 | gāo lóu | high building / multistory building / skyscraper / CL:座[zuo4] |   |
| 高层建筑 | gāo céng jiàn zhù | high-rise building / skyscraper | |
| 摩天楼 | mó tiān lóu | skyscraper / CL:座[zuo4] | |
| 摩天大楼 | mó tiān dà lóu | skyscraper / CL:座[zuo4] | |
| 摩天大厦 | mó tiān dà shà | skyscraper / CL:座[zuo4] | |
| 摩天搂 | mó tiān lóu | skyscraper | |
| 高耸入云 | gāo sǒng rù yún | tall and erect, reaching through the clouds (idiom) / used to describe tall mountain or skyscraper | |
| 上海环球金融中心 | Shàng hǎi Huán qiú Jīn róng Zhōng xīn | Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC), skyscraper | |
| 北京环球金融中心 | Běi jīng Huán qiú Jīn róng Zhōng xīn | Beijing World Financial Center, skyscraper | |
| 哈里发塔 | Hā lǐ fā Tǎ | Burj Khalifa, skyscraper in Dubai, 830 m high | |
| 天津环球金融中心 | Tiān jīn Huán qiú Jīn róng Zhōng xīn | Tianjin World Financial Center, skyscraper a.k.a. the Tianjin Tower or Jin Tower / abbr. to 津塔[Jin1 ta3] | |
| 津塔 | Jīn tǎ | Jin Tower / abbr. for 天津環球金融中心|天津环球金融中心[Tian1 jin1 Huan2 qiu2 Jin1 rong2 Zhong1 xin1] Tianjin World Financial Center, skyscraper a.k.a. the Tianjin Tower | |
| 金茂大厦 | Jīn mào Dà shà | Jin Mao Tower, skyscraper in Shanghai | |
