Chinese word

楼

Pronunciation

Pinyinlóu

Meaning

  • nounbuilding

Example

那座楼很漂亮。nà zuò lóu hěn piào liàng

That building is very beautiful.

Illustration for 楼 (building)

More examples

孩子在楼上玩。hái zi zài lóu shàng wán

The child is playing upstairs.

Core concept

A multilevel building pictured as a series of rooms, with each level forming one floor.

Common phrases

  • 在楼上zài lóu shàng

    on an upper floor

  • 在楼下zài lóu xià

    on a lower floor

Similar words

房子fáng zi: A house or other building where people live.
大楼dà lóu: A large, tall building that often contains offices or shops.
楼房lóu fáng: A building with several floors used as housing.

Definition in Chinese

多用于指高层或多层建筑，也可泛指一座楼房或表示楼层（如“楼上”“楼下”）。duō yòng yú zhǐ gāo céng huò duō céng jiàn zhù yě kě fàn zhǐ yí zuò lóu fáng huò biǎo shì lóu céng rú lóu shàng lóu xià

Word origin

楼 (lóu, "building") is the simplified form of 樓 (lóu, "building"), an older character associated with raised, often multilevel structures.

Usage tips

  • When Chinese counts a whole building, it often adds 座 (zuò, "measure word for buildings") or 栋 (dòng, "measure word for buildings") before 楼 (lóu, "building").

Other meanings

  • floornoun

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