lóu

building of two or more stories

DEFINITIONS

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

WORDS

自動梯 zì dòng lóu tī escalator
航站 háng zhàn lóu airport terminal
chá lóu tearoom; teahouse; dimsum restaurant (Hong Kong)
萬丈高平地起 wàn zhàng gāo lóu píng dì qǐ towering buildings are built up from the ground (idiom); great oaks from little acorns grow
西夢 xī lóu mèng Qing dynasty novel the Western Chamber by Yuan Yuling 袁于令; same as 西樓記|西楼记
西記 xī lóu jì Qing dynasty novel the Western Chamber by Yuan Yuling 袁于令[Yuan2 Yu2 ling4]; same as 西樓夢|西楼梦
jiǎo lóu corner (between walls)
赤崁 chì kǎn lóu Chihkan Tower (formerly Fort Provintia) in Tainan, Taiwan (also written 赤嵌樓|赤嵌楼[Chi4 kan3 lou2])
赤嵌 chì kǎn lóu Chihkan Tower (formerly Fort Provintia) in Tainan, Taiwan (also written 赤崁樓|赤崁楼[Chi4 kan3 lou2])
tiào lóu to jump from a building (to kill oneself); fig. to sell at a large discount (in advertising)
價 tiào lóu jià extremely low price; knockdown price
辦公大 bàn gōng dà lóu office building
辦公 bàn gōng lóu office building; CL:座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4]
近水臺 jìn shuǐ lóu tái lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor
近水臺先得月 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
jiǔ lóu restaurant
chóng lóu multi-storied building
yín lóu silverware store; jewelry center
zhōng lóu Zhonglou district of Changzhou city 常州市[Chang2 zhou1 shi4], Jiangsu; bell tower; campanile; clock tower; Bell Tower, historic attraction in Xian, Beijing etc
區 zhōng lóu qū Zhonglou district of Changzhou city 常州市[Chang2 zhou1 shi4], Jiangsu
怪人 zhōng lóu guài rén The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo 維克多·雨果|维克多·雨果[Wei2 ke4 duo1 · Yu3 guo3]
gé lóu garret; loft; attic
qīng lóu (literary) brothel; pleasure quarters
dǐng lóu top floor; attic; loft; garret; penthouse; (flat) rooftop (often used as an outdoor living area etc)
qí lóu arcade (architecture)