樓 [楼]

Jyutping lau2
Pinyin lóu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. house with more than 1 story
  2. storied building
  3. floor
  4. CL:層|层[ceng2],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4]
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. house with more than 1 story/storied building/floor M: 层céng [层] / 座zuò [座] / 栋dòng [栋]/flat/apartment/a surname
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    一座​通常​最少​幾層​高​嘅​建​築​物​（​量​詞​：​棟​／​躉​）
    storied building
    • 我住緊嗰棟樓做緊維修呀。
      我住紧𠮶栋楼做紧维修呀。
      ngo5 zyu6 gan2 go2 dung6 lau2 zou6 gan2 wai4 sau1 aa3.
      The building I live in is undergoing maintenance.
  2. 名詞
    住宅​單位​（​量​詞​：​層​／​疊​）
    flat; apartment; housing unit
    • 上樓
      上楼
      soeng5 lau2
      to go upstairs
    • 私樓
      私楼
      si1 lau2
      private property
    • 睇樓
      睇楼
      tai2 lau2
      to have a flat visit
    • 我女朋友話一定要買樓先肯結婚喎。
      我女朋友话一定要买楼先肯结婚㖞。
      ngo5 neoi5 pang4 jau5 waa6 jat1 ding6 jiu3 maai5 lau2 sin1 hang2 git3 fan1 wo5.
      My girlfriend says no house, no wedding.
  3. 名詞
    層數​（​量​詞​：​層​）
    floor
    • 呢棟大廈冇十三樓㗎。
      呢栋大厦冇十三楼㗎。
      ni1 dung6 daai6 haa6 mou5 sap6 saam1 lau2 gaa3.
      This building doesn't have a 13th floor.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 公寓
  2. 樓房 – 楼房
  3. 洋樓 – 洋楼
  4. 房子

樓 [楼]

Jyutping lau4
Pinyin lóu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. surname Lou
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. house with more than 1 story/storied building/floor M: 层céng [层] / 座zuò [座] / 栋dòng [栋]/flat/apartment/a surname
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞、專名
    姓
    a surname, usually transliterated as "Lau"
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    superstructure
    • 城樓
      城楼
      chéng lóu
      city gate tower
    • 角樓
      角楼
      jiǎo lóu
      corner tower (in Chinese architecture)
  2. character
    floor; level (Classifier: 層／层)
    • 那個房子有三層樓。
      那个房子有三层楼。
      nà ge fáng zi yǒu sān céng lóu ．
      That house has three floors.
    • 我住喺二樓。
      我住喺二楼。
      ngo5 zyu6 hai2 ji6 lau2.
      I live on the second floor.
  3. character, Hong-Kong
    flat; apartment (Classifier: 層／层 c)
    • 賣咗層樓
      卖咗层楼
      maai6 zo2 cang4 lau2
      to have sold one's flat
  4. character
    a surname
  5. character, Internet
    comment; post
    • 蓋樓
      盖楼
      gài lóu
      to reply to a thread
    • 借樓問一下
      借楼问一下
      jiè lóu wèn yī xià
      post a question
  6. character
    Used in the name of some businesses
    • 酒樓
      酒楼
      zau2 lau4
      Chinese restaurant
    • 青樓
      青楼
      qīng lóu
      brothel
  7. character
    building (of two or more stories) (Classifier: 棟／栋 m c; 幢 m; 躉／趸 c; 間／间 c)
    • 教學樓
      教学楼
      jiào xué lóu
      classroom building
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. building of two or more stories
  2. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    DFDV
  3. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    DLWV
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 一级词汇表 #218
  2. HSK3 一级汉字表 #136
  3. HSK3 初等手写字表 #139
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    你不应该在学校大楼里奔跑。
    你不應該在學校大樓裏奔跑。
    nǐ bù yīng gāi zài xué xiào dà lóu lǐ bēn pǎo 。
    • You must not run in the school buildings.
  2. Mandarin
    那栋灰色的大楼吗？
    那棟灰色的大樓嗎？
    nà dòng huī sè de dà lóu ma ？
    • That gray building?
  3. Mandarin
    我们面前的这幢高楼是什么？
    我們面前的這幢高樓是什麼？
    wǒ men miàn qián de zhè chuáng gāo lóu shì shén me ？
    • What is that big building in front of us?
  4. Mandarin
    那是幢高楼，不是吗？
    那是幢高樓，不是嗎？
    nà shi chuáng gāo lóu ， bù shì ma ？
    • That is a high building, is it not?
    • That's a high-rise, isn't it?
  5. Mandarin
    他把车停在大楼前。
    他把車停在大樓前。
    tā bǎ chē tíng zài dà lóu qián 。
    • He parked his car in front of the building.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢一步一步噉上咗楼梯。
    佢一步一步噉上咗樓梯。
    keoi5 jat1 bou6 jat1 bou6 gam2 soeng5 zo2 lau4 tai1 。
    • He went up the steps slowly.
  2. Cantonese
    我去个柜台度攞咗条钥匙，跟住就搭䢂去咗我间房𠮶层楼。
    我去個櫃檯度攞咗條鑰匙，跟住就搭𨋢去咗我間房嗰層樓。
    ngo5 heoi3 go3 gwai6 toi2 dou6 lo2 zo2 tiu5 joek6 si4 ， gan1 zyu6 zau6 daap3 lip1 heoi3 zo2 ngo5 gaan1 fong4 go2 cang4 lau4 。
    • After asking for my key at the front desk, I took the elevator to my floor.
  3. Cantonese
    部䢂坏咗，所以我哋要行楼梯落去。
    部𨋢壞咗，所以我哋要行樓梯落去。
    bou6 lip1 waai6 zo2 ， so2 ji5 ngo5 dei2 jiu3 hong2 lau4 tai1 lok6 heoi3 。
    • As the elevator is out of order, we must go down the stairs.
  4. Cantonese
    噉，如果个个都由九楼跳落去，你都会跳呀？
    噉，如果個個都由九樓跳落去，你都會跳呀？
    gam2 ， jyu4 gwo2 go3 go3 dou1 jau4 gau2 lau4 tiu3 lok6 heoi3 ， nei5 dou1 wui2 tiu3 aa3 ？
    • And if everyone started jumping off the ninth floor, would you jump too?
  5. Cantonese
    佢应该买楼。
    佢應該買樓。
    keoi5 jing1 goi1 maai5 lau4 。
    • He should buy a house.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    有人喺后楼梯燃烧杂物。
    有人喺後樓梯燃燒雜物。
    jau5 jan4 hai2 hau6 lau4 tai1 jin4 siu1 zaap6 mat6.
    • Someone burnt rubbish in backstairs.
  2. Cantonese
    我住喺十八楼，管理员住喺地下。
    我住喺十八樓，管理員住喺地下。
    ngo5 zyu6 hai2 sap6 baat3 lau2, gun2 lei5 jyun4 zyu6 hai2 dei6 haa2.
    • I live on the eighteenth floor; the administrator lives on the ground floor.
  3. Cantonese
    楼面面积
    樓面面積
    lau4 min2 min6 zik1
    • floor area
  4. Cantonese
    喺茶楼做楼面
    喺茶樓做樓面
    hai2 caa4 lau4 zou6 lau4 min2
    • to work as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant
  5. Cantonese
    海市蜃楼喺沙漠最常见。
    海市蜃樓喺沙漠最常見。
    hoi2 si5 san5 lau4 hai2 saa1 mok6 zeoi3 soeng4 gin3.
    • Mirage is commonly seen in deserts.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    返到楼下撞到陈太，畀佢嗻住倾咗两个字。
    返到樓下撞到陳太，畀佢嗻住傾咗兩個字。
    faan1 dou3 lau4 haa6 zong6 dou2 can4 taai2, bei2 keoi5 zoe1 zyu6 king1 zo2 loeng5 go3 zi6.
  2. Cantonese
    啲楼起细啲，个lump sum细咪吸引到多啲人买。
    啲樓起細啲，個lump sum細咪吸引到多啲人買。
    yue:啲樓起細啲，個lump sum細咪吸引到多啲人買。
  3. Cantonese
    痴线，楼下排晒长龙咁，有金执咩？
    痴線，樓下排晒長龍咁，有金執咩？
  4. Cantonese
    楼龄
    樓齡
    lau2 ling4
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    供楼
    供樓
    gung1 lau4
    • to pay a housing mortgage
  2. Mandarin
    （白）无言独上西楼，月如钩……
    （白）無言獨上西樓，月如鈎……
    （ bái ） wú yán dú shàng xī lóu ， yuè rú gōu ． ． ． ． ． ．
    • (spoken:) Without words, I ascend the western tower by myself; the moon is like a hook[…]
      (as may be displayed in the lyrics to Teresa Teng's “Du shang xilou” (獨上西樓))
  3. Mandarin
    楼下
    樓下
    lóu xià
    • downstairs
  4. Mandarin
    下楼
    下樓
    xià lóu
    • to go downstairs
  5. Cantonese
    十八楼C座
    十八樓C座
    sap6 baat3 lau2 si1 zo6
    • Eighteenth Floor Block C