教学楼

• Pinyin: jiào xué lóu
• Hanzi breakdown: 教 (teach) + 学 (study) + 楼 (building) — a building for teaching and studying

Meaning

Teaching building; classroom building. The main building on a school or university campus where classes are held.

Specifically refers to the building used for classes and lectures at a school or university, as opposed to dormitories, libraries, or administrative buildings. Very common in campus life vocabulary.

Examples

1. 教学楼在图书馆旁边。 The teaching building is next to the library.
2. 我们去教学楼上课吧。 Let's go to the classroom building for class.
3. 这个教学楼很大。 This teaching building is very big.

Usage Guide

Context: school, campus

Tone: informational

Do Say

• 教学楼在哪儿？(Where is the classroom building?)
• 我在教学楼上课。(I have class in the teaching building.)

Don't Say

• 我去教学楼买东西。(Teaching buildings are for classes — use 商店 or 超市 for shopping)

Origin & History

Compound of 教学 (teaching, education) and 楼 (multi-storey building) — a building dedicated to teaching activities.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal