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Chinese dictionary
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  • 1

    n.storeyed building; tower

    • bàn gōng lóu

      办公

      office building

    • nà zuò dà lóu hěn piào liang

      漂亮

      That building is very beautiful.

    • mó tiān dà lóu

      摩天

      skyscraper

  • 2

    n.floor; storey

    • yī lóu

      ground floor

    • wǒ zhù èr lóu bù yòng zuò diàn tī

      不用电梯

      I live on the second floor, so I don't need to take an elevator.

    • wǒ zhù zài èr lóu nǐ zhù jǐ lóu

      I live on the second floor. On which floor do you live?

  • 3

    n.(used in shop names)

    • chá lóu

      tea shop

    • jiǔ lóu

      restaurant

  • 4

    n.superstructure

    • chéng lóu

      city-gate tower

    • jiàn lóu

      battlements

  • 5

    Lou, a surname

Words and phrases with 楼

  • 楼盘
    [word]commercial building being built or sold
  • 楼花
    [word]building that is put up for sale before it is completed
  • 楼群
    [word]building block/complex
  • 楼座
    [word]balcony
  • 楼道
    [word]corridor
  • 楼阁
    [word]building and attic
  • 楼宇
    [word]building
  • 楼层
    [word]floor
  • 楼上
    [word]upstairs
  • 楼堂馆所
    [idiom]office buildings, large halls and guest house

Word usage

  • Note
    In Chinese, the ground floor of a building above the ground is generally regarded as the first floor, and the first floor above the ground floor is the second floor.
  • "楼" is often matched with measure word "层"or"栋"or"幢".
    • one floor

    • one building

    • one building

Similar-form characters to 楼

Chinese Characters with pinyin lóu

  • debilitated; go bad
  • rank and file of a band of outlaws
  • used as a component of 蒌蒿
  • mole cricket
  • a surname