Chinese word

楼层

Pronunciation

Pinyinlóu céng

Meaning

  • nounfloor

Example

请告诉我所在的楼层。qǐng gào sù wǒ suǒ zài de lóu céng

Please tell me which floor I am on.

Illustration for 楼层 (floor)

More examples

我们是同一楼层的同事。wǒ men shì tóng yì lóu céng de tóng shì

We are colleagues on the same floor.

Core concept

One complete level of a building, identified by its position from the bottom upward.

Common phrases

  • 在哪个楼层zài nǎ ge lóu céng

    which floor

  • 同一楼层tóng yì lóu céng

    same floor

  • 楼层号lóu céng hào

    floor number

Similar words

层céng: One horizontal level of a building.
楼lóu: A floor in a building, commonly used when asking which floor someone is on.
层数céng shù: How many floors a building has in all.

Definition in Chinese

指建筑物内按层次划分的某一层，作为表示位置或楼号的通用称呼，常用于标注楼层信息。zhǐ jiàn zhù wù nèi àn céng cì huà fēn de mǒu yì céng zuò wéi biǎo shì wèi zhì huò lóu hào de tōng yòng chēng hū cháng yòng yú biāo zhù lóu céng xìn xī

Word origin

楼层 (lóucéng, "building level") is formed from 楼 (lóu, "building") and 层 (céng, "layer or level"), making its meaning transparent.

Usage tips

  • In mainland Chinese building directions, 一楼 (yīlóu, "first floor") normally means the ground-level floor, so it may not match the British use of first floor.

Other meanings

  • storynoun

Opposites

  • 地下层dì xià céngbasement levelnoun

Related words

  • 楼层数lóu céng shùnumber of floorsnoun

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