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阁楼

gé lóu

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 閣樓

阁楼 (gé lóu) means "garret; loft; attic". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 阁楼 means

1. garret
2. loft
3. attic

The characters in 阁楼

• 阁gépavilion (usu. two-storied); cabinet (politics); boudoir
• 楼lóuhouse with more than 1 story; storied building; floor

Example sentences

• 阁楼上积了灰。
  Dust had accumulated in the attic.
• 汤姆在阁楼里。
  Tom is in the attic.
• 汤姆孩子们在阁楼。
  Tāng mǔ háizimen zài gélóu.
  Tom's kids were in the attic.
• 你在阁楼上做了什么？
  Nǐ zài gélóu shàng zuò le shénme?
  What were you doing in the attic?
• 你在阁楼上做了什幺？
  What were you doing in the attic?
• 他们从地下室到阁楼都打扫了。
  Tāmen cóng dìxiàshì dào gélóu dōu dǎsǎo le.
  They cleaned everything, from the basement to the attic.

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