lóu

building of two or more stories

HSK 3 #876

DEFINITIONS

楼 lóu
  • surname Lou
  • house with more than 1 story
  • storied building
  • floor
  • CL:層|层[ceng2],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4]

STROKES

WORDS

摩天 mó tiān lóu skyscraper; CL:座[zuo4]
写字 xiě zì lóu office building
人去空 rén qù lóu kōng the people are gone and the place is empty (idiom); the sight of a deserted place brings old friends to mind; the place is deserted; the birds have flown
百货大 bǎi huò dà lóu department store
jiǔ lóu restaurant
wēi lóu dangerous housing; building that is about to collapse
板 lóu bǎn floor; floor (ie. metal plate, concrete slab, wooden planking etc)
空中阁 kōng zhōng lóu gé pavilion in the air (idiom); unrealistic Utopian construction; castles in Spain; imaginary future plans
住宅 zhù zhái lóu residential building; CL:幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4]
候机 hòu jī lóu airport terminal
航站 háng zhàn lóu airport terminal
chá lóu tearoom; teahouse; dimsum restaurant (Hong Kong)
近水台 jìn shuǐ lóu tái lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor
gǎng lòu watchtower; observation tower; police booth
chéng lóu city gate tower
宿舍 sù shè lóu dormitory building; CL:幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4]
宇 lóu yǔ building
市 lóu shì real estate market
兰 lóu lán ancient oasis town of Kroraina or Loulan on the Silk road near Lop Nor 羅布泊|罗布泊, modern Xinjiang
近水台先得月 jìn shuǐ lóu tái xiān dé yuè the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom); to benefit from intimacy with an influential person
世贸中心大 shì mào zhōng xīn dà lóu World Trade Center (the twin towers destroyed by the 9-11 terrorists)
亭台榭 tíng tái lóu xiè see 亭臺樓閣|亭台楼阁[ting2 tai2 lou2 ge2]
亭台阁 tíng tái lóu gé pavilions and kiosks (in Chinese gardens)
公寓大 gōng yù dà lóu apartment building
子 chū lóu zi variant of 出婁子|出娄子[chu1 lou2 zi5]