Chinese word

一楼

Pronunciation

Pinyinyī lóu

Meaning

  • nounfirst floor

Example

从一楼可以看到公园。cóng yì lóu ké yǐ kàn dào gōng yuán

You can see the park from the first floor.

Illustration for 一楼 (first floor)

More examples

公司前台设在一楼大厅。gōng sī qián tái shè zài yì lóu dà tīng

The company reception desk is in the first-floor lobby.

Core concept

The lowest numbered story of a building, opening directly onto the ground or its main entrance.

Common phrases

  • 一楼大厅yì lóu dà tīng

    first-floor lobby

  • 在一楼门口zài yì lóu mén kǒu

    at the first-floor entrance

Similar words

一层yì céng: The first level of a building when counted upward from the bottom.
楼层lóu céng: A floor or story that forms one level of a building.
底层dǐ céng: The lowest floor or level of a building.
层céng: A level used as a counting unit for the floors of a building.

Definition in Chinese

建筑物中从地面或入口处数起的第一层楼，常作为住宅或商铺的底层。jiàn zhù wù zhōng cóng dì miàn huò rù kǒu chù shù qǐ de dì yì céng lóu cháng zuò wéi zhù zhái huò shāng pù de dǐ céng

Word origin

一楼 (yīlóu, "first floor") is a transparent combination of 一 (yī, "one") and 楼 (lóu, "building floor"), naming the first building level reached from the ground.

Usage tips

  • English floor names are not universal: American usage usually calls the ground-level story the first floor, but British usage usually calls it the ground floor.

Opposites

  • 顶层dǐng céngtop floornoun

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