HSK · Level 123
47 words
Chinese word
幢
Pronunciation
Pinyinzhuàng
Meaning
- measure wordbuilding
Example
我们新买了一幢小楼。wǒ men xīn mǎi le yì zhuàng xiǎo lóu
We recently bought a small building.
More examples
对面那幢办公楼很高。duì miàn nà chuáng bàn gōng lóu hěn gāo
That office building across the street is very tall.
Core concept
A whole, self-contained structure viewed as one solid unit.
Common phrases
一幢办公楼yì chuáng bàn gōng lóu
one office building
一幢小楼yì chuáng xiǎo lóu
one small building
两幢别墅liǎng chuáng bié shù
two villas
Similar words
栋dòng: Counts each separate building as an individual unit.
座zuò: Counts large permanent structures, including bridges and mountains.
间jiān: Counts separate rooms, shops, and other indoor spaces.
套tào: Counts a complete set of rooms or pieces of furniture.
Definition in Chinese
用作量词，表示一整幢建筑或房屋，用于计数楼房、住宅等独立的建筑单元。yòng zuò liàng cí biǎo shì yì zhěng chuáng jiàn zhù huò fáng wū yòng yú jì shù lóu fáng zhù zhái děng dú lì de jiàn zhù dān yuán
Word origin
The older noun sense of 幢 (chuáng, "hanging banner") referred to a large hanging banner or flag, and the classifier sense applies the idea of one distinct unit to a complete structure.
Usage tips
- In Chinese, the number, measure word, and building noun form the normal counting pattern, unlike the direct number-plus-noun pattern common in English.