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楼层

lóu céng · lou ceng

Traditional 樓層

Meaning

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  1. story
  2. floor
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Which floor?

  1. Dengdeng

    商场(shāngchǎng)有(yǒu)六个(liùgè)楼层(lóucéng)，我们(wǒmen)先(xiān)去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)？

    The mall has six floors. Where do we go first?

  2. Liangliang

    先(xiān)去(qù)三楼(sānlóu)买(mǎi)书包(shūbāo)，再(zài)去(qù)六楼(liùlóu)吃饭(chīfàn)。

    First go to the third floor for a backpack, then the sixth for food.

  3. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我们(wǒmen)坐(zuò)电梯(diàntī)上去(shàngqù)吧(ba)。

    OK, let's take the elevator up.

  4. Liangliang

    这(zhè)是(shì)二楼(èrlóu)，你(nǐ)按错(àncuò)楼层(lóucéng)了(le)。

    This is the second floor. You pressed the wrong floor.

  5. Dengdeng

    没事(méishì)，二楼(èrlóu)也有(yěyǒu)吃的(chīde)，先(xiān)吃饭(chīfàn)吧(ba)！

    No worries, the second floor has food, too. Let's eat first!

  6. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)不是(bùshì)要(yào)买(mǎi)书包(shūbāo)吗(ma)？

    Aren't we going to buy a backpack?

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01

我(wǒ)到(dào)柜(guì)台(tái)拿(ná)了(le)钥(yào)匙(shi)，然(rán)后(hòu)就(jiù)乘(chéng)电(diàn)梯(tī)去(qù)了(le)我(wǒ)房(fáng)间(jiān)的(de)楼(lóu)层(céng)。

After asking for my key at the front desk, I took the elevator to my floor.

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02

这(zhè)栋(dòng)楼(lóu)共(gòng)有(yǒu)二(èr)十(shí)个(gè)楼(lóu)层(céng)。

This building has twenty floors in total.

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