Meaning of tǎ:
塔
pagoda (abbr. of 塔婆[ta3po2], a loanword from Sanskrit stūpa); tower; pylon (CL:座[zuo4]); (loanword) (pastry) tart; old variant of 塔[ta3]
Chángchéng shàng de fēnghuǒ tǎ shì gǔdài de jūnshì shèshī.
长城上的烽火塔是古代的军事设施。
The beacon towers on the Great Wall are ancient military installations.
Wǒ zuótiān shìle yīdào měiwèi de shuǐguǒ tǎ.
我昨天试了一道美味的水果塔。
I tried a delicious fruit tart yesterday.
Wǒmen qùle bālí de āifēi'ěr tǎ.
我们去了巴黎的埃菲尔塔。
We visited the Eiffel Tower in Paris.