English–Chinese
“building” in Chinese
How to say “building” in Chinese
“Building” in Chinese is 楼 (lóu).
A multilevel building pictured as a series of rooms, with each level forming one floor.
Example sentences with 楼
孩子在楼上玩。hái zi zài lóu shàng wán
The child is playing upstairs.
Tips for using 楼
- When Chinese counts a whole building, it often adds 座 (zuò, "measure word for buildings") or 栋 (dòng, "measure word for buildings") before 楼 (lóu, "building").
Other Chinese words for “building”
我们新买了一幢小楼。wǒ men xīn mǎi le yì zhuàng xiǎo lóu
We recently bought a small building.
小区里有三栋楼。xiǎo qū lǐ yǒu sān dòng lóu
There are three buildings in the residential complex.
这幢大厦是新开的办公楼。zhè chuáng dà shà shì xīn kāi de bàn gōng lóu
This building is a newly opened office building.
那座建筑很高。nà zuò jiàn zhù hěn gāo
That building is very tall.
那座楼房已经有人住了。nà zuò lóu fáng yǐ jīng yǒu rén zhù le
That building already has people living in it.
这附近有很多建筑物。zhè fù jìn yǒu hěn duō jiàn zhù wù
There are many buildings nearby.
我们小区的楼栋很多都是高层。wǒ men xiǎo qū de lóu dòng hěn duō dōu shì gāo céng
Many of the buildings in our residential complex are high-rises.