Chinese word

教学楼

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiào xué lóu

Meaning

  • nounschool building

Example

学校的教学楼很大。xué xiào de jiào xué lóu hěn dà

The school building is very large.

Illustration for 教学楼 (school building)

More examples

我们在教学楼上课。wǒ men zài jiào xué lóu shàng kè

We have class in the school building.

Core concept

A campus building that brings classrooms, teacher offices, and school activity spaces together.

Common phrases

  • 学校的教学楼xué xiào de jiào xué lóu

    school's school building

  • 在教学楼上课zài jiào xué lóu shàng kè

    have class in the school building

  • 去教学楼qù jiào xué lóu

    go to the school building

Similar words

教室jiào shì: A single room where lessons take place.
学校xué xiào: An institution or place that provides education for students.

Definition in Chinese

在学校里专门用于教学和相关活动的楼房，一般内有多间教室、教师办公室和必要的实验或会议空间。zài xué xiào lǐ zhuān mén yòng yú jiào xué hé xiāng guān huó dòng de lóu fáng yì bān nèi yǒu duō jiān jiào shì jiào shī bàn gōng shì hé bì yào de shí yàn huò huì yì kōng jiān

Word origin

教 (jiào, "teach") + 学 (xué, "learn") describes education, and 楼 (lóu, "building with several floors") adds the idea of a building that contains it.

Usage tips

  • This noun names a whole building, so a location may include a floor or room number to show the exact place inside it.

Other meanings

  • classroom buildingnoun

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