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幢

chuáng · chuang/zhuàng · zhuang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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chuáng 幢

  1. banner

zhuàng 幢

  1. classifier for buildings
  2. carriage curtain (old)
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Which building

  1. Dengdeng

    我家(wǒjiā)在(zài)那幢(nàzhuàng)红色(hóngsè)的(de)楼(lóu)里(lǐ)。

    My home is in that red building.

  2. Liangliang

    哪幢(nǎzhuàng)？这里(zhèlǐ)有(yǒu)三幢(sānzhuàng)红楼(hónglóu)。

    Which one? There are three red buildings here.

  3. Dengdeng

    最高(zuìgāo)的(de)那幢(nàzhuàng)，在(zài)公园(gōngyuán)旁边(pángbiān)。

    The tallest one, next to the park.

  4. Liangliang

    哦(ò)，我(wǒ)看到(kàndào)了(le)！那幢(nàzhuàng)楼(lóu)好(hǎo)高(gāo)。

    Oh, I see it! That building is so tall.

  5. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，电梯(diàntī)坏了(huàile)，我(wǒ)住(zhù)十八楼(shíbālóu)。

    Right. The lift is broken and I live on the 18th floor.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)去(qù)你家(nǐjiā)，要(yào)爬(pá)十八层(shíbācéng)！

    Then to visit you I must climb 18 floors!

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)的(de)办(bàn)公(gōng)室(shì)在(zài)那(nà)幢(zhuàng)灰(huī)色(sè)的(de)六(liù)层(céng)楼(lóu)的(de)四(sì)楼(lóu)。

My office is on the fourth floor of that gray six-story building.

Tatoeba: Chinese by maxine · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

那(nà)是(shì)幢(zhuàng)高(gāo)楼(lóu)，不(bú)是(shì)吗(ma)？

That is a high building, is it not?

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

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