Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
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ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
1 | 楼 | 樓 | lóu | Lou2 | house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor; Classifiers: 层 ; surname Lou | ||
2 | 楼上 | 樓上 | lóu shàng | lou2 shang4 | upstairs; (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread | ||
3 | 大楼 | 大樓 | dà lóu | da4 lou2 | building (a relatively large, multi-storey one); Classifiers: 幢 | ||
4 | 楼房 | 樓房 | lóu fáng | lou2 fang2 | a building of two or more stories; Classifiers: 栋 | ||
5 | 红楼梦 | 紅樓夢 | hóng lóu mèng | Hong2 lou2 Meng4 | A Dream of Red Mansions (first completed edition 1791) by Cao Xueqin 曹雪芹 , one of the four great novels | ||
6 | 楼梯 | 樓梯 | lóu tī | lou2 ti1 | stair; staircase; Classifiers: 个 | ||
7 | 楼下 | 樓下 | lóu xià | lou2 xia4 | downstairs | ||
8 | 上楼 | 上樓 | shàng lóu | shang4 lou2 | to go upstairs | ||
9 | 高楼 | 高樓 | gāo lóu | gao1 lou2 | high building; multistory building; skyscraper; Classifiers: 座 | ||
10 | 楼花 | 樓花 | lóu huā | lou2 hua1 | apartment building offered for sale before construction is completed; off-plan property | ||
11 | 跳楼价 | 跳樓價 | tiào lóu jià | tiao4 lou2 jia4 | extremely low price; knockdown price | ||
12 | 百货大楼 | 百貨大樓 | bǎi huò dà lóu | bai3 huo4 da4 lou2 | department store | ||
13 | 板楼 | 板樓 | bǎn lóu | ban3 lou2 | slab type building | ||
14 | 办公大楼 | 辦公大樓 | bàn gōng dà lóu | ban4 gong1 da4 lou2 | office building | ||
15 | 办公楼 | 辦公樓 | bàn gōng lóu | ban4 gong1 lou2 | office building; Classifiers: 座 | ||
16 | 层楼 | 層樓 | céng lóu | ceng2 lou2 | multistoried building; tower; pagoda | ||
17 | 茶楼 | 茶樓 | chá lóu | cha2 lou2 | tearoom; teahouse; dimsum restaurant (Hong Kong) | ||
18 | 茶楼酒肆 | 茶樓酒肆 | chá lóu jiǔ sì | cha2 lou2 jiu3 si4 | tearooms and taverns (idiom) | ||
19 | 城楼 | 城樓 | chéng lóu | cheng2 lou2 | city gate tower | ||
20 | 赤崁楼 | 赤崁樓 | chì kǎn lóu | Chi4 kan3 lou2 | Chihkan Tower (formerly Fort Provintia) in Tainan, Taiwan (also written 赤崁楼 ); Chihkan Tower (formerly Fort Provintia) in Tainan, Taiwan (also written 赤嵌楼 ) | ||
21 | 重楼 | 重樓 | chóng lóu | chong2 lou2 | multi-storied building | ||
22 | 出楼子 | 出樓子 | chū lóu zi | chu1 lou2 zi5 | variant of 出娄子 | ||
23 | 楚馆秦楼 | 楚館秦樓 | chǔ guǎn qín lóu | chu3 guan3 qin2 lou2 | place for pleasure; brothel (idiom) | ||
24 | 登机楼 | 登機樓 | dēng jī lóu | deng1 ji1 lou2 | airport terminal | ||
25 | 吊楼 | 吊樓 | diào lóu | diao4 lou2 | house overhanging a river, supported at the rear by stilts; house built in a hilly area, supported by stilts | ||
26 | 顶楼 | 頂樓 | dǐng lóu | ding3 lou2 | top floor; attic; loft; garret; penthouse; (flat) rooftop (often used as an outdoor living area etc) | ||
27 | 堕楼 | 墮樓 | duò lóu | duo4 lou2 | to jump to one's death | ||
28 | 福楼拜 | 福樓拜 | fú lóu bài | Fu2 lou2 bai4 | Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880), French realist novelist, author of Madame Bovary | ||
29 | 高楼大厦 | 高樓大廈 | gāo lóu dà shà | gao1 lou2 da4 sha4 | tall building | ||
30 | 阁楼 | 閣樓 | gé lóu | ge2 lou2 | garret; loft; attic | ||
31 | 更楼 | 更樓 | gēng lóu | geng1 lou2 | watch tower; drum tower marking night watches | ||
32 | 更上一层楼 | 更上一層樓 | gèng shàng yī céng lóu | geng4 shang4 yi1 ceng2 lou2 | to take it up a notch; to bring it up a level | ||
33 | 公寓大楼 | 公寓大樓 | gōng yù dà lóu | gong1 yu4 da4 lou2 | apartment building | ||
34 | 公寓楼 | 公寓樓 | gōng yù lóu | gong1 yu4 lou2 | apartment building; Classifiers: 座 | ||
35 | 鼓楼 | 鼓樓 | gǔ lóu | gu3 lou2 | a drum tower; Drum Tower, historic attraction in Xian, Beijing etc | ||
36 | 鼓楼区 | 鼓樓區 | gǔ lóu qū | Gu3 lou2 qu1 | Drumtower city district (various); Gulou district of Nanjing City 南京市 , Fujian | ||
37 | 广厦高楼 | 廣廈高樓 | guǎng shà gāo lóu | guang3 sha4 gao1 lou2 | high and big buildings; skyscrapers (idiom) | ||
38 | 鬼楼 | 鬼樓 | guǐ lóu | gui3 lou2 | haunted house | ||
39 | 海市蜃楼 | 海市蜃樓 | hǎi shì shèn lóu | hai3 shi4 shen4 lou2 | mirage (lit. or fig.) | ||
40 | 航站楼 | 航站樓 | háng zhàn lóu | hang2 zhan4 lou2 | airport terminal | ||
41 | 候机楼 | 候機樓 | hòu jī lóu | hou4 ji1 lou2 | airport terminal | ||
42 | 黄鹤楼 | 黃鶴樓 | huáng hè lóu | Huang2 he4 Lou2 | Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan City, built in 223, burnt down in 1884, rebuilt in 1985; favored place of poet sages, who in legend arrived riding golden cranes; Tang poem by Cui Hao 崔颢 in Nanchang, Jiangxi | ||
43 | 角楼 | 角樓 | jiǎo lóu | jiao3 lou2 | corner (between walls) | ||
44 | 教学楼 | 教學樓 | jiào xué lóu | jiao4 xue2 lou2 | teaching block; school building | ||
45 | 借梯上楼 | 借梯上樓 | jiè tī shàng lóu | jie4 ti1 shang4 lou2 | to advance oneself by making use of another's achievement (idiom) | ||
46 | 近水楼台 | 近水樓臺 | jìn shuǐ lóu tái | jin4 shui3 lou2 tai2 | lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor | ||
47 | 近水楼台先得月 | 近水樓臺先得月 | jìn shuǐ lóu tái xiān dé yuè | jin4 shui3 lou2 tai2 xian1 de2 yue4 | the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom); to benefit from intimacy with an influential person | ||
48 | 酒楼 | 酒樓 | jiǔ lóu | jiu3 lou2 | restaurant | ||
49 | 空中楼阁 | 空中樓閣 | kōng zhōng lóu gé | kong1 zhong1 lou2 ge2 | pavilion in the air (idiom); unrealistic Utopian construction; castles in Spain; imaginary future plans | ||
50 | 龙楼凤阁 | 龍樓鳳閣 | lóng lóu fèng gé | long2 lou2 feng4 ge2 | imperial palace (idiom) | ||
51 | 楼板 | 樓板 | lóu bǎn | lou2 ban3 | floor; floor (ie. metal plate, concrete slab, wooden planking etc) | ||
52 | 楼层 | 樓層 | lóu céng | lou2 ceng2 | story; floor | ||
53 | 楼船 | 樓船 | lóu chuán | lou2 chuan2 | ship with several decks; turreted junk | ||
54 | 楼道 | 樓道 | lóu dào | lou2 dao4 | corridor; passageway (in storied building) | ||
55 | 楼顶 | 樓頂 | lóu dǐng | lou2 ding3 | top of a building | ||
56 | 楼阁 | 樓閣 | lóu gé | lou2 ge2 | building; pavilion | ||
57 | 楼阁塔 | 樓閣塔 | lóu gé tǎ | lou2 ge2 ta3 | multi-storied pagoda | ||
58 | 楼兰 | 樓蘭 | lóu lán | Lou2 lan2 | ancient oasis town of Kroraina or Loulan on the Silk road near Lop Nor 罗布泊 , modern Xinjiang | ||
59 | 楼橹 | 樓櫓 | lóu lǔ | lou2 lu3 | watch tower; movable battlefield turret | ||
60 | 楼面 | 樓面 | lóu miàn | lou2 mian4 | floor | ||
61 | 楼盘 | 樓盤 | lóu pán | lou2 pan2 | building under construction; commercial property; real estate (for sale or rent) | ||
62 | 楼市 | 樓市 | lóu shì | lou2 shi4 | real estate market | ||
63 | 楼台 | 樓臺 | lóu tái | lou2 tai2 | balcony; high building (esp. in poetry); tower | ||
64 | 楼台亭阁 | 樓臺亭閣 | lóu tái tíng gé | lou2 tai2 ting2 ge2 | tower and pavilion; general reference to elaborate Chinese architecture (idiom) | ||
65 | 楼梯间 | 樓梯間 | lóu tī jiān | lou2 ti1 jian1 | staircase; flight of stairs | ||
66 | 楼梯口 | 樓梯口 | lóu tī kǒu | lou2 ti1 kou3 | head of a flight of stairs | ||
67 | 楼梯台 | 樓梯臺 | lóu tī tái | lou2 ti1 tai2 | staircase balcony; landing | ||
68 | 楼厢 | 樓廂 | lóu xiāng | lou2 xiang1 | loft | ||
69 | 楼宇 | 樓宇 | lóu yǔ | lou2 yu3 | building | ||
70 | 楼宇自动化 | 樓宇自動化 | lóu yǔ zì dòng huà | lou2 yu3 zi4 dong4 hua4 | building automation | ||
71 | 楼主 | 樓主 | lóu zhǔ | lou2 zhu3 | original poster (in an online forum); landlord of a building (traditional) | ||
72 | 楼子 | 樓子 | lóu zi | lou2 zi5 | pavilion; variant of 娄子 | ||
73 | 楼座 | 樓座 | lóu zuò | lou2 zuo4 | gallery seat (in theater) | ||
74 | 摩天大楼 | 摩天大樓 | mó tiān dà lóu | mo2 tian1 da4 lou2 | skyscraper; Classifiers: 座 | ||
75 | 摩天楼 | 摩天樓 | mó tiān lóu | mo2 tian1 lou2 | skyscraper; Classifiers: 座 | ||
76 | 平地楼台 | 平地樓臺 | píng dì lóu tái | ping2 di4 lou2 tai2 | to start from scratch (idiom) | ||
77 | 普通楼燕 | 普通樓燕 | pǔ tōng lóu yàn | pu3 tong1 lou2 yan4 | (bird species of China) common swift (Apus apus) | ||
78 | 骑楼 | 騎樓 | qí lóu | qi2 lou2 | arcade (architecture) | ||
79 | 气楼 | 氣樓 | qì lóu | qi4 lou2 | small ventilation tower on roof of building | ||
80 | 秦楼楚馆 | 秦樓楚館 | qín lóu chǔ guǎn | qin2 lou2 chu3 guan3 | courtesans' quarters; brothels (idiom) | ||
81 | 青楼 | 青樓 | qīng lóu | qing1 lou2 | (literary) brothel; pleasure quarters | ||
82 | 青楼薄幸 | 青樓薄幸 | qīng lóu bó xìng | qing1 lou2 bo2 xing4 | lacking in feeling (of prostitutes) (idiom) | ||
83 | 琼楼金阙 | 瓊樓金闕 | qióng lóu jīn què | qiong2 lou2 jin1 que4 | the imperial palace (idiom) | ||
84 | 琼楼玉宇 | 瓊樓玉宇 | qióng lóu yù yǔ | qiong2 lou2 yu4 yu3 | bejeweled jade palace (idiom); sumptuous dwelling | ||
85 | 曲尺楼梯 | 曲尺樓梯 | qū chǐ lóu tī | qu1 chi3 lou2 ti1 | staircase with right-angled turn; L-shaped staircase | ||
86 | 惹楼子 | 惹樓子 | rě lóu zi | re3 lou2 zi5 | variant of 惹娄子 | ||
87 | 人去楼空 | 人去樓空 | rén qù lóu kōng | ren2 qu4 lou2 kong1 | the people are gone and the place is empty (idiom); the sight of a deserted place brings old friends to mind; the place is deserted; the birds have flown | ||
88 | 石楼 | 石樓 | shí lóu | Shi2 lou2 | Shilou county in Lüliang 吕梁 , Shanxi 山西 | ||
89 | 石楼县 | 石樓縣 | shí lóu xiàn | Shi2 lou2 xian4 | Shilou county in Lüliang 吕梁 , Shanxi 山西 | ||
90 | 世贸中心大楼 | 世貿中心大樓 | shì mào zhōng xīn dà lóu | Shi4 mao4 Zhong1 xin1 Da4 lou2 | World Trade Center (the twin towers destroyed by the 9-11 terrorists) | ||
91 | 宿舍楼 | 宿舍樓 | sù shè lóu | su4 she4 lou2 | dormitory building; Classifiers: 幢 | ||
92 | 塔楼 | 塔樓 | tǎ lóu | ta3 lou2 | tower (of building) | ||
93 | 唐楼 | 唐樓 | táng lóu | tang2 lou2 | 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) | ||
94 | 跳楼 | 跳樓 | tiào lóu | tiao4 lou2 | to jump from a building (to kill oneself); fig. to sell at a large discount (in advertising) | ||
95 | 亭台楼阁 | 亭臺樓閣 | tíng tái lóu gé | ting2 tai2 lou2 ge2 | pavilions and kiosks (in Chinese gardens) | ||
96 | 亭台楼榭 | 亭臺樓榭 | tíng tái lóu xiè | ting2 tai2 lou2 xie4 | see 亭台楼阁 | ||
97 | 捅楼子 | 捅樓子 | tǒng lóu zi | tong3 lou2 zi5 | variant of 捅娄子 | ||
98 | 土楼 | 土樓 | tǔ lóu | tu3 lou2 | traditional Hakka communal residence in Fujian, typically a large multi-story circular structure built around a central shrine | ||
99 | 万丈高楼平地起 | 萬丈高樓平地起 | wàn zhàng gāo lóu píng dì qǐ | wan4 zhang4 gao1 lou2 ping2 di4 qi3 | towering buildings are built up from the ground (idiom); great oaks from little acorns grow | ||
100 | 望楼 | 望樓 | wàng lóu | wang4 lou2 | watchtower; lookout tower | ||
101 | 危楼 | 危樓 | wēi lóu | wei1 lou2 | dangerous housing; building that is about to collapse | ||
102 | 五角大楼 | 五角大樓 | wǔ jiǎo dà lóu | Wu3 jiao3 Da4 lou2 | the Pentagon | ||
103 | 五角大楼官员 | 五角大樓官員 | wǔ jiǎo dà lóu guān yuán | wu3 jiao3 da4 lou2 guan1 yuan2 | Pentagon official | ||
104 | 西楼记 | 西樓記 | xī lóu jì | Xi1 lou2 Ji4 | Qing dynasty novel the Western Chamber by Yuan Yuling 袁于令 ; same as 西楼梦 | ||
105 | 西楼梦 | 西樓夢 | xī lóu mèng | Xi1 lou2 meng4 | Qing dynasty novel the Western Chamber by Yuan Yuling 袁于令 ; same as 西楼记 | ||
106 | 写字楼 | 寫字樓 | xiě zì lóu | xie3 zi4 lou2 | office building | ||
107 | 银楼 | 銀樓 | yín lóu | yin2 lou2 | silverware store; jewelry center | ||
108 | 岳阳楼 | 岳陽樓 | yuè yáng lóu | Yue4 yang2 Lou2 | Yueyang Tower, famous beauty spot in Yueyang, north Hunan, overlooking Dongting Lake 洞庭湖 in Nanchang, Jiangxi | ||
109 | 岳阳楼记 | 岳陽樓記 | yuè yáng lóu jì | Yue4 yang2 lou2 ji4 | On Yueyang Tower (1045), essay by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 范仲淹 | ||
110 | 岳阳楼区 | 岳陽樓區 | yuè yáng lóu qū | Yue4 yang2 Lou2 qu1 | Yueyang Tower district of Yueyang city 岳阳 , Hunan | ||
111 | 钟楼 | 鐘樓 | zhōng lóu | Zhong1 lou2 | bell tower; campanile; clock tower; Bell Tower, historic attraction in Xian, Beijing etc; Zhonglou district of Changzhou city 常州市 , Jiangsu | ||
112 | 钟楼怪人 | 鐘樓怪人 | zhōng lóu guài rén | Zhong1 lou2 guai4 ren2 | The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo 維克多 ·维克多 ·雨果 | ||
113 | 钟楼区 | 鐘樓區 | zhōng lóu qū | Zhong1 lou2 qu1 | Zhonglou district of Changzhou city 常州市 , Jiangsu | ||
114 | 主楼 | 主樓 | zhǔ lóu | zhu3 lou2 | main building | ||
115 | 住宅楼 | 住宅樓 | zhù zhái lóu | zhu4 zhai2 lou2 | residential building; Classifiers: 幢 | ||
116 | 坠楼 | 墜樓 | zhuì lóu | zhui4 lou2 | to fall off or jump off a building | ||
117 | 自动楼梯 | 自動樓梯 | zì dòng lóu tī | zi4 dong4 lou2 ti1 | escalator |
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