Chinese word

楼栋

Pronunciation

Pinyinlóu dòng

Meaning

  • nounbuilding

Example

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.

Illustration for 楼栋 (building)

More examples

请问您住哪个楼栋？qǐng wèn nín zhù nǎ ge lóu dòng

Which building do you live in?

Core concept

One complete building treated as a distinct unit within a larger group of homes.

Common phrases

  • 小区的楼栋xiǎo qū de lóu dòng

    building in a residential complex

  • 楼栋号lóu dòng hào

    building number

  • 高层楼栋gāo céng lóu dòng

    high-rise building

Similar words

栋dòng: One building considered as a separate, often numbered unit.
单元dān yuán: A set of apartments grouped around one entrance within a building.
公寓gōng yù: A residential building made up of apartments for sale or rent.

Definition in Chinese

住宅小区或街区中单独的一栋建筑，常用来指该栋住宅或其编号。zhù zhái xiǎo qū huò jiē qū zhōng dān dú de yí dòng jiàn zhù cháng yòng lái zhǐ gāi dòng zhù zhái huò qí biān hào

Word origin

楼 (lóu, "multi-storey building") + 栋 (dòng, "building classifier") forms a term for one separate building.

Usage tips

  • Chinese addresses commonly organize large residential compounds by numbered buildings, making the building number an important part of finding a home or meeting place.

Other meanings

  • apartment buildingnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 楼栋号lóu dòng hàobuilding numbernoun
  • 楼栋长lóu dòng zhǎngbuilding managernoun

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