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大楼

dà lóu · da lou

Traditional 大樓

HSK 4Measure words: 幢 zhuàng, 座 zuò

Meaning

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  1. building (a relatively large, multistory one)
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The tall office building

  1. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)座(zuò)大楼(dàlóu)有(yǒu)五十层(wǔshícéng)！

    This building has fifty floors!

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)的(de)公司(gōngsī)就(jiù)在(zài)这(zhè)座(zuò)大楼(dàlóu)里(lǐ)。

    My company is in this building.

  3. Dengdeng

    在(zài)几楼(jǐlóu)？

    Which floor?

  4. Liangliang

    四十八楼(sìshíbālóu)，每天(měitiān)坐(zuò)电梯(diàntī)要(yào)三分钟(sānfēnzhōng)。

    The 48th floor. The elevator takes three minutes every day.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)下班(xiàbān)回家(huíjiā)呢(ne)？

    What about when you go home after work?

  6. Liangliang

    所以(suǒyǐ)我(wǒ)在(zài)大楼(dàlóu)里(lǐ)的(de)时间(shíjiān)，比(bǐ)在(zài)家里(jiālǐ)的(de)还(hái)长(cháng)。

    So I spend more time in the building than at home.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)不(bù)应(yīng)该(gāi)在(zài)学(xué)校(xiào)大(dà)楼(lóu)里(lǐ)奔(bēn)跑(pǎo)。

You must not run in the school buildings.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

开(kāi)罗(luó)的(de)一(yí)栋(dòng)大(dà)楼(lóu)倒(dǎo)塌(tā)了(le)。

A building collapsed in Cairo.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by OsoHombre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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大
dà

big; large; great; older (than another person)

楼
lóu

house with more than 1 story; storied building

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