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楼

lóu · lou/Lóu · lou

Traditional 樓

HSK 1Old HSK 3Measure words: 层 céng, 座 zuò, 栋 dòng

Meaning

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lóu 樓

  1. house with more than 1 story
  2. storied building
  3. floor

Lóu 樓

  1. surname Lou
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Which floor?

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)朋友(péngyou)住(zhù)几(jǐ)楼(lóu)呢(ne)？

    Which floor does your friend live on?

  2. Dengdeng

    五(wǔ)楼(lóu)，那(nà)栋(dòng)楼(lóu)没有(méiyǒu)电梯(diàntī)，

    Fifth floor. There's no lift in that building.

  3. Liangliang

    爬(pá)五(wǔ)层(céng)楼(lóu)还(hái)要(yào)拿(ná)水(shuǐ)吗(ma)？

    Five floors by the stairs? Carrying water?

  4. Dengdeng

    他(tā)说(shuō)这样(zhèyàng)能(néng)锻炼(duànliàn)身体(shēntǐ)，所以(suǒyǐ)不(bù)搬家(bānjiā)，

    He says it's good exercise, so he never moves.

  5. Liangliang

    太好了(tàihǎole)！那(nà)我(wǒ)在(zài)楼下(lóuxià)的(de)店(diàn)等(děng)他(tā)！

    Great! Then I'll wait for him at the shop downstairs!

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In a sentence

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

你(nǐ)进(jìn)这(zhè)幢(zhuàng)楼(lóu)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)是(shì)几(jǐ)点(diǎn)？

What time was it when you entered the building?

Tatoeba: Chinese by gumblex · English by kebukebu · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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