眼
看
他
高
楼
起
,
眼
看
他
楼
塌
了
y
ǎ
n
k
à
n
t
ā
g
ā
o
l
ó
u
q
ǐ
,
y
ǎ
n
k
à
n
t
ā
l
ó
u
t
ā
l
e
Definitions
1. watched as they rose to the top and then fell dramatically from grace
Components
眼看
yǎn kàn
–
soon
他
tā
–
he or him
高楼
gāo lóu
–
high building
起
qǐ
–
to rise
楼
Lóu
–
surname Lou
塌
tā
–
to collapse
了
le
–
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)