lóu fáng
bâtiment; immeuble à étages
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这座楼房很高，有三十层。
Zhè zuò lóufáng hěn gāo, yǒu sānshí céng.
This building is very tall, it has thirty floors.
我们住在市中心的楼房里。
Wǒmen zhù zài shì zhōngxīn de lóufáng lǐ.
We live in a building in the city center.
那座楼房很旧，需要翻新。
Nà zuò lóufáng hěn jiù, xūyào fānxīn.
That building is very old, it needs to be renovated.
大厦 (dàshà)
building
公寓 (gōngyù)
apartment
平房 (píngfáng)
bungalow
小屋 (xiǎowū)
cabin
The Chinese word "楼房" (lóufáng) for "building" is composed of two characters: "楼" (lóu) and "房" (fáng). The character "楼" originally meant "a tall building" or "a tower", and it is believed to have originated from the ancient Chinese character "婁" (lóu), which depicted a person standing on a platform. The character "房" originally meant "a room" or "a house", and it is believed to have originated from the ancient Chinese character "方" (fāng), which depicted a square-shaped room. Over time, the two characters "楼" and "房" were combined to form the word "楼房", which refers to a building that is taller than a single-story house.
