住宅楼 (zhù zhái lóu) — residential building

Definition

A building built and used only for people to live in — not offices or shops. Contrast with 公寓 (apartment-style units, often rented) and 写字楼 (office building).

noun

residential building

Measure word · 幢

Examples

住宅楼。
Zhè dòng zhù zhái lóu yǒu èr shí céng.
This residential building has twenty floors.
住宅楼。
Tā men zhù zài xīn jiàn de zhù zhái lóu lǐ.
They live in a newly built residential building.
住宅楼。
Xiǎo qū lǐ gòng yǒu shí dòng zhù zhái lóu.
There are ten residential buildings in the neighborhood.

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