楼房 (lóu fáng) — multi-story building, building of two or more floors
Definition
A building of two or more stories. 栋 is the standard measure word; use 楼 alone when speaking generally or in compounds like 高楼.
noun
multi-story buildingbuilding of two or more floors
Measure word · 栋
Examples
- 楼房。Zhè zuò chéng shì xīn gài le xǔ duō gāo céng lóu fáng.This city has built many new high-rise buildings.
- 楼房。Tā jiā zhù zài qián miàn nà dòng bái sè de lóu fáng lǐ.His family lives in that white multi-story building ahead.
- 楼房，。Lǎo shì de lóu fáng méi yǒu diàn tī, shàng xià lóu hěn bù fāng biàn.Old-style multi-story buildings don't have elevators, making going up and down very inconvenient.
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