The Chinese word for building is
大厦

dà shà

Chinese Definition

building
1. 名词. 建築物
Components
大
1. of great size; big; large; huge
Antonyms: 小
這個太大了！ (Zhè ge tài dà le!) - This is too big!
呢ni1 條褲好大條。 - This pair of pants is very big.
2. big; great
^中 ^美關係已有很大改善。 (Zhōng Měi guānxì yǐ yǒu hěn dà gǎishàn.) - Relations between China and America have improved greatly.
^大不列顛 (Dàbùlièdiān) - Great Britain
3. great of its kind
昨天下大雨。 (Zuótiān xià dàyǔ.) - There was heavy rain yesterday.
好大 ? 味 - a very strong smell
4. in an extreme manner; greatly
大哭 (dà kū) - to cry violently
大吃一驚 (dàchīyījīng) - to be greatly shocked
大不相同 (dà bù xiàngtóng) - to be greatly different
你遇到這種情況，大可以走人哪na。 (Nǐ yùdào zhè zhǒng qíngkuàng, dà kěyǐ zǒurén na.) - If you come across this kind of situation, you absolutely can leave.
你可不知道，他昨兒r 過來lai 大折zhē騰teng 了一場。好家伙huo，差chà點兒r.沒把這兒r 拆嘍！ (Nǐ kě bù zhīdào, tā zuór guòlai dà zhēteng le yī chǎng. Hǎojiāhuo, chàdiǎnr méi bǎ zhèr chāi lou!) - You don't even know, yest
5. main; major
Antonyms: 小
他們將車一直開到大門口。 (Tāmen jiāng chē yīzhí kāi dào dà ménkǒu.) - They drove right up to the main gate.
他是一家石油公司的大股東。 (Tā shì yījiā shíyóu gōngsī de dà gǔdōng.) - He is a major stockholder in an oil company.
6. well-known; successful (only applied to some occupations)
大書法家 (dà shūfǎjiā) - a well-known calligrapher
7. mature; grown up
Antonyms: 小
你多大了？ (Nǐ duō dà le?) - How old are you?
她比他大。 (Tā bǐ tā dà.) - She is older than him.
你隻狗係咁大daai6-2 㗎喇。 - Your dog isn't going to grow any older.
8. (Cantonese) to grow up
喺廣州大 - to grow up in Guangzhou
9. (Cantonese) to be older than
Antonyms: 細
我大佢兩年。 - I am older than them by two years.
10. (dialectal) father
11. (dialectal) father's elder or younger brother
12. (Cantonese, slang) to intimidate; to threaten
你大我呀aa4？ - Are you trying to intimidate me?
你咪mai5 大我。 - Don't you threaten me.
13. (Cantonese) only so big
咁高咁大daai6-2 - gam3 gou1 gam3 daai6-2 - , C
14. (Cantonese, euphemistic) number two
我好急呀，要去大。 - I'm very desperate and need to go number two.
15. Short for 大學 (gloss=university) Used only in the abbreviation of the name.
^北大 (Běidà) - Peking University
16. 45th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "greatness" (?)
17. Used in 大夫 (doctor)
18. Used in 大王 (tr=dàiwáng, (in operas, old novels, etc.) king; ringleader)
19. Used in 大黃 (rhubarb)
20. Used in 大城 (tr=Dàichéng, Daicheng, Hebei)
21. Alternative form of 待 (to be about to; to intend to)
22. Alternative form of 代 (dynasty)
23. (Cantonese) small
咁大daai6-1 - so puny
24. Variant of 太
25. Variant of 泰
厦
1. Variant of 廈

Translations for 厦 and their definitions

建築
1. v. (literally or figuratively, transitive) to build; to construct; to erect (buildings and structures)
建築高樓 - to erect tall buildings -
2. n. building; structure; edifice
一座很古老的建築 - an ancient building -
^艾菲爾.^鐵塔是 ^巴黎的標誌性建築。 - The Eiffel Tower is Paris's landmark structure.
這建築看.上去有些年頭了。 - This building looks old.
3. n. construction; building
建築工人 - construction worker -
建築許可證 - construction permit -
建築技術 - construction technology -
4. n. (, un) architecture
佛教建築 - Buddhist architecture -
古代建築 - ancient architecture -
綠色建築 - eco-friendly architecture -
5. n. (, figurative) structure; construction
上層.建築 - superstructure -

建筑
1. Simplified form of 建築

建築物
1. n. building; structure; edifice

建筑物
1. Simplified form of 建築物

建設
1. v. to build; to construct; to establish; to set up
建設特區 - to build special zones
2. v. (figurative, transitive) to contribute
3. v. (Mainland China, transitive, figurative) to develop; to build; to establish; to set up
黨的建設 - the building of a party
社會主義建設 - the development of socialism
思想建設 - ideological development
廉政建設是關係到黨和國家生死攸關的大事。 - The establishment of a clean and honest administration is a matter of life and death for both the party and the country.
4. v. (classical) to display; to set out; to decorate; to furnish