楼下
HSK 1 (2021)
楼下 (lóuxià) · downstairs
楼下 (lóuxià) means “downstairs”. It is written with 2 characters: 楼 (building) + 下 (down). It is an HSK 1 word in the 2021 standard.
How 楼下 is built
The characters
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)
下 xià · down
What 下 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 卜bo — divination
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: One stroke under another; compare 上 (above) (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他在楼下打球。Tā zài lóuxià dǎqiú.He's playing ball downstairs.
楼下有一个商店。Lóuxià yǒu yī gè shāngdiàn.There's a shop downstairs.
Questions about 楼下
What does 楼下 mean?
楼下 (lóuxià) means “downstairs”.
How do you pronounce 楼下?
楼下 is pronounced lóuxià.
Which HSK level is 楼下?
楼下 is in HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 教学楼jiàoxuélóuclassroom building
- 楼上lóushàngupstairs
- 大楼dàlóubuilding
- 楼梯lóutīstairs
- 上楼shànglóuto go upstairs
- 下楼xià lóuto go downstairs
- 楼lóubuilding
- 下班xiàbānto finish work
- 下边xiàbianbelow
- 下车xiàchēto get off a vehicle
Learn 楼下 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 29: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.