Hanzi
Traditional
Simplified

house with more than 1 story/storied building/floor/CL:層|层[ceng2],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4]

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

lóu

Bopomofo

ㄌㄡˊ

Jyutping

lau2

Example sentences

這棟樓有二十層。
这栋楼有二十层。

This building has twenty floors.

這棟樓一共有三十層。
这栋楼一共有三十层。

This building has thirty floors in total.

我們家樓下新開了一家書店。
我们家楼下新开了一家书店。

A new bookstore opened downstairs from our house.

請上樓休息。
请上楼休息。

Please go upstairs and rest.

心跳 xīntiào
跑上樓後,他的心跳變得很快。
跑上楼后,他的心跳变得很快。

After running upstairs, his heartbeat became very fast.

這座大樓是城市裡最高的建築。
这座大楼是城市里最高的建筑。

This building is the tallest architecture in the city.

這棟大樓共有五十戶住家。
这栋大楼共有五十户住家。

This building has a total of fifty households.

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