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楼房

lóu fáng

2-character word Traditional 樓房 Measure word 栋、幢、座

What 楼房 means

1. a building of two or more stories

The characters in 楼房

• 楼lóuhouse with more than 1 story; storied building; floor
• 房fánghouse; room; branch of an extended family

Example sentences

• 到处都是新建造的楼房。
  Dàochù dōu shì xīnjiàn zào de lóufáng.
  New buildings are being built here, there and everywhere.
• 因为几乎所有的四合院有南面的门和主要楼房，所以大部分的胡同是从东到西建造的。
  Yīnwèi jīhū suǒyǒu de sìhéyuàn yǒu nánmiàn de mén hé zhǔyào lóufáng, suǒyǐ dàbùfen de hútòng shì cóng dōng dào xī jiànzào de.
  Nearly all siheyuans had their main buildings and gates facing south for better lighting, so a majority of hutongs run from east to west.
• 二十世纪中以后，北京胡同的数量显著地下降，因为人们把它们拆毁以便给新的楼房和街路让路。
  èrshíshìjì zhōng yǐhòu, Běijīng hútòng de shùliàng xiǎnzhù dìxià jiàng, yīnwèi rénmen bǎ tāmen chāihuǐ yǐbiàn gěi xīn de lóufáng hé jiē lù rànglù.
  Since the mid-20th century, the number of hutongs in Beijing has dropped dramatically as they are demolished to make way for new roads and buildings.
• 二十世纪中以后，北京胡同的数量显着地下降，因为人们把它们拆毁以便给新的楼房和街路让路。
  Since the mid-20th century, the number of hutongs in Beijing has dropped dramatically as they are demolished to make way for new roads and buildings.

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