楼lóustoried building
楼 (lóu) means a storied building, and it also means a floor in that kind of building. 学校旁边的楼很高 says the multi-story building next to the school is very tall. 我家的楼不高 says my family's multi-story building is not tall. 我住在三楼 says I live on the third floor. 我的房间在二楼 says my room is on the second floor.
What does 楼 mean?
- 1.
storied buildingnoun
- 2.
floornoun
What does the character 楼 mean?
- 楼storied building
How do you use 楼?
楼 can name a multi-story building, and a number before 楼 can name the floor, as in 三楼.
Patterns
的 + 楼
学校旁边的楼很高。
Xuéxiào pángbiān de lóu hěn gāo.
The multi-story building next to the school is very tall.
Number + 楼
我住在三楼。
Wǒ zhù zài sān lóu.
I live on the third floor.
What are some examples of 楼 in a sentence?
学校旁边的楼很高。
Xuéxiào pángbiān de lóu hěn gāo.
The multi-story building next to the school is very tall.
我家的楼不高。
Wǒ jiā de lóu bù gāo.
My family's multi-story building is not tall.
我住在三楼。
Wǒ zhù zài sān lóu.
I live on the third floor.
我的房间在二楼。
Wǒ de fángjiān zài èr lóu.
My room is on the second floor.
How is 楼 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你住在学校旁边的楼里吗?
Nǐ zhù zài xuéxiào pángbiān de lóu lǐ ma?
Do you live in the multi-story building next to the school?
- Speaker B:
住。楼里有我的房间。
Zhù. Lóu lǐ yǒu wǒ de fángjiān.
I do. My room is in the building.
- Speaker A:
你的房间在几楼?
Nǐ de fángjiān zài jǐ lóu?
Which floor is your room on?
- Speaker B:
我的房间在三楼。
Wǒ de fángjiān zài sān lóu.
My room is on the third floor.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.