楼 (lóu) — building; floor (storey)
HSK 3 | noun | a multi-storey building, or a floor within one
楼 (lóu)
楼 refers to a multi-storey building, and also to individual floors or storeys within a building.
Meanings
- [noun] building (multi-storey); storey; floor
- [noun] upstairs
Example Sentences
我住在五楼。 Wǒ zhù zài wǔ lóu. I live on the fifth floor.
这栋楼一共有二十层。 Zhè dòng lóu yīgòng yǒu èrshí céng. This building has twenty floors in total.
图书馆在教学楼的三楼。 Túshūguǎn zài jiàoxuélóu de sān lóu. The library is on the third floor of the teaching building.
楼上的邻居最近很吵。 Lóu shàng de línjū zuìjìn hěn chǎo. The neighbor upstairs has been very noisy lately.
Collocations
| Collocation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 一楼 | first floor; ground floor |
| 楼上 | upstairs |
| 楼下 | downstairs |
| 教学楼 | teaching building |
| 办公楼 | office building |
Memory Hook
楼 has the wood radical (木) on the left — historically, multi-storey structures were built from wood, so 楼 naturally incorporates wood at its core.