大楼
HSK 4 (2021)
大楼 (dàlóu) · building
大楼 (dàlóu) means “building; multistory building”. It is written with 2 characters: 大 (big) + 楼 (building). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 大楼 is built
The characters
大 dà · big
What 大 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: A man 人 with outstretched arms (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
楼 lóu · building
What 楼 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 娄lóu — a constellation
- 米mǐ — rice
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 木mù — tree
- 女nǚ — woman
- 米mǐ — rice
Origin hint: 木 gives the meaning, 娄 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们公司在那座大楼里。Wǒmen gōngsī zài nà zuò dàlóu lǐ.Our company is in that building.
这座大楼有多少层？Zhè zuò dàlóu yǒu duōshǎo céng?How many floors does this building have?
Questions about 大楼
What does 大楼 mean?
大楼 (dàlóu) means “building; multistory building”.
How do you pronounce 大楼?
大楼 is pronounced dàlóu.
Which HSK level is 大楼?
大楼 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 不大bùdànot very
- 大学dàxuéuniversity
- 大学生dàxuéshēnguniversity student
- 大部分dàbùfenmost
- 大大dàdàgreatly
- 大多数dàduōshùthe majority
- 大海dàhǎisea
- 大家dàjiāeveryone
- 大量dàliànga large amount
- 大门dàménmain gate
Learn 大楼 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 48: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.