lóu

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Definitions

  1. 1. house with more than 1 story
  2. 2. storied building
  3. 3. floor

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Words Containing 楼

上楼
shàng lóu

to go upstairs

下楼
xià lóu

to go downstairs

大楼
dà lóu

building (a relatively large, multistory one)

写字楼
xiě zì lóu

office building

居民楼
jū mín lóu

apartment building

教学楼
jiào xué lóu

teaching block

楼上
lóu shàng

upstairs

楼下
lóu xià

downstairs

楼房
lóu fáng

a building of two or more stories

楼梯
lóu tī

stair

楼道
lóu dào

corridor

酒楼
jiǔ lóu

restaurant

世贸中心大楼
shì mào zhōng xīn dà lóu

World Trade Center (the twin towers destroyed by the 9-11 terrorists)

主楼
zhǔ lóu

main building

五角大楼
wǔ jiǎo dà lóu

the Pentagon

亭台楼榭
tíng tái lóu xiè

see 亭臺樓閣|亭台楼阁[tíng tái lóu gé]

亭台楼阁
tíng tái lóu gé

pavilions and kiosks (in Chinese gardens)

人去楼空
rén qù lóu kōng

the people are gone and the place is empty (idiom)

住宅楼
zhù zhái lóu

residential building

候机楼
hòu jī lóu

airport terminal

公寓大楼
gōng yù dà lóu

apartment building

公寓楼
gōng yù lóu

apartment building

危楼
wēi lóu

dangerous housing

吊楼
diào lóu

house overhanging a river, supported at the rear by stilts

唐楼
táng lóu

tenement building, typically of 2-4 stories, with a shop on the ground floor and upper floors used for residential purposes (esp. in southern China)

土楼
tǔ lóu

traditional Hakka communal residence in Fujian, typically a large multistory circular structure built around a central shrine

城楼
chéng lóu

city gate tower

塔楼
tǎ lóu

tower (of building)

坠楼
zhuì lóu

to fall off or jump off a building

堕楼
duò lóu

to jump to one's death

宿舍楼
sù shè lóu

dormitory building

层楼
céng lóu

multistoried building

岳阳楼
yuè yáng lóu

Yueyang Tower, famous beauty spot in Yueyang, north Hunan, overlooking Dongting Lake 洞庭湖[dòng tíng hú]

岳阳楼区
yuè yáng lóu qū

Yueyang Tower district of Yueyang city 岳陽|岳阳[yuè yáng], Hunan

岳阳楼记
yuè yáng lóu jì

On Yueyang Tower (1045), essay by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 范仲淹[fàn zhòng yān]

岗楼
gǎng lóu

watchtower; guard tower

摩天大楼
mó tiān dà lóu

skyscraper

摩天楼
mó tiān lóu

skyscraper

普通楼燕
pǔ tōng lóu yàn

(bird species of China) common swift (Apus apus)

曲尺楼梯
qū chǐ lóu tī

staircase with right-angled turn

更上一层楼
gèng shàng yī céng lóu

to take it up a notch

更楼
gēng lóu

watch tower

望楼
wàng lóu

watchtower

板楼
bǎn lóu

slab type building

楼主
lóu zhǔ

original poster (in an online forum)

楼宇
lóu yǔ

building

楼层
lóu céng

story

楼市
lóu shì

real estate market

楼座
lóu zuò

gallery seat (in theater)

楼厢
lóu xiāng

loft

楼板
lóu bǎn

floor

楼梯口
lóu tī kǒu

head of a flight of stairs

楼梯台
lóu tī tái

staircase balcony

楼梯间
lóu tī jiān

staircase

楼橹
lóu lǔ

watch tower

楼盘
lóu pán

building under construction

楼台
lóu tái

(dialect) balcony

楼船
lóu chuán

ship with several decks

楼花
lóu huā

apartment building offered for sale before construction is completed

楼兰
lóu lán

Loulan, aka Kroraina, ancient oasis town on the Silk Road near Lop Nor 羅布泊|罗布泊[luó bù pō]

楼阁
lóu gé

building

楼阁塔
lóu gé tǎ

multistory pagoda

楼面
lóu miàn

floor

楼顶
lóu dǐng

top of a building

气楼
qì lóu

small ventilation tower on roof of building

海市蜃楼
hǎi shì shèn lóu

mirage (lit. or fig.)

牌楼
pái lou

decorated archway

琼楼玉宇
qióng lóu yù yǔ

bejeweled jade palace (idiom); sumptuous dwelling

登机楼
dēng jī lóu

airport terminal

百货大楼
bǎi huò dà lóu

department store

石楼
shí lóu

Shilou county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liáng], Shanxi 山西

石楼县
shí lóu xiàn

Shilou county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liáng], Shanxi 山西

福楼拜
fú lóu bài

Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880), French realist novelist, author of Madame Bovary

空中楼阁
kōng zhōng lóu gé

pavilion in the air (idiom); unrealistic Utopian construction

红楼梦
hóng lóu mèng

A Dream of Red Mansions (first completed edition 1791) by Cao Xueqin 曹雪芹[cáo xuě qín], one of the four great novels

自动楼梯
zì dòng lóu tī

escalator

航站楼
háng zhàn lóu

airport terminal

茶楼
chá lóu

teahouse (usu. of two stories)

万丈高楼平地起
wàn zhàng gāo lóu píng dì qǐ

towering buildings are built up from the ground (idiom)

盖楼
gài lóu

to construct a building

西楼梦
xī lóu mèng

Qing dynasty novel the Western Chamber by Yuan Yuling 袁于令

西楼记
xī lóu jì

Qing dynasty novel the Western Chamber by Yuan Yuling 袁于令[yuán yú lìng]

角楼
jiǎo lóu

corner (between walls)

赤崁楼
chì kǎn lóu

Chihkan Tower (formerly Fort Provintia) in Tainan, Taiwan (also written 赤嵌樓|赤嵌楼[chì kǎn lóu])

赤嵌楼
chì kǎn lóu

Chihkan Tower (formerly Fort Provintia) in Tainan, Taiwan (also written 赤崁樓|赤崁楼[chì kǎn lóu])

跳楼
tiào lóu

to jump from a building (to kill oneself)

跳楼价
tiào lóu jià

extremely low price

办公大楼
bàn gōng dà lóu

office building

办公楼
bàn gōng lóu

office building

近水楼台
jìn shuǐ lóu tái

lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor

近水楼台先得月
jìn shuǐ lóu tái xiān dé yuè

the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom)

重楼
chóng lóu

multistory building

银楼
yín lóu

silverware store

钟楼
zhōng lóu

Zhonglou district of Changzhou city 常州市[cháng zhōu shì], Jiangsu

钟楼区
zhōng lóu qū

Zhonglou district of Changzhou city 常州市[cháng zhōu shì], Jiangsu

钟楼怪人
zhōng lóu guài rén

The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo 維克多·雨果|维克多·雨果[wéi kè duō · yǔ guǒ]

阁楼
gé lóu

garret

青楼
qīng lóu

(literary) brothel

顶楼
dǐng lóu

top floor

骑楼
qí lóu

arcade (architecture)

高楼
gāo lóu

high building

高楼大厦
gāo lóu dà shà

tall building

鬼楼
guǐ lóu

haunted house

黄鹤楼
huáng hè lóu

Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan City, built in 223, burnt down in 1884, rebuilt in 1985

鼓楼
gǔ lóu

a drum tower

鼓楼区
gǔ lóu qū

Drumtower city district (various)