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楼lóustoried building

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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. 1.

    storied buildingnoun

  2. 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?

  1. 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.

  2. 我家的楼不高。

    Wǒ jiā de lóu bù gāo.

    My family's multi-story building is not tall.

  3. 我住在三楼。

    Wǒ zhù zài sān lóu.

    I live on the third floor.

  4. 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?

  1. 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?

  2. 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.

  3. Speaker A:

    你的房间在几楼?

    Nǐ de fángjiān zài jǐ lóu?

    Which floor is your room on?

  4. Speaker B:

    我的房间在三楼。

    Wǒ de fángjiān zài sān lóu.

    My room is on the third floor.

Can you use 楼 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我住在三___。(I live on the third floor.)
  2. 2.Which sentence means "My room is on the second floor"?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 学校旁边的___很高。(The multi-story building next to the school is very tall.)

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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.