大楼

• 拼音: dà lóu
• 汉字拆解: 大 = pictograph of a person with arms spread; 楼 = 木 (wood) + 娄 (phonetic component)

含义

Building; large multi-storey building. A tall or substantial structure.

Refers to large buildings, typically multi-storey commercial, office, or residential structures. Common in urban contexts. Often appears in building names (办公大楼, 教学大楼). Distinguished from 楼 alone, which can mean any building with floors or even just 'upstairs.'

例句

1. 公司搬到了一栋新的写字大楼里。
2. 这座大楼有三十层，是我们市最高的建筑。
3. 大楼前面有一个很大的停车场。

用法指南

语境: urban, everyday, work

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 我在那栋大楼的第十五层上班。(I work on the 15th floor of that building.)
• 这座大楼是去年刚建好的。(This building was just completed last year.)

错误说法

• 把平房叫做大楼 (Don't call a single-storey house a 大楼 — 大楼 implies a tall, multi-storey building; use 房子 for ordinary houses)

起源与历史

大 (big/large) + 楼 (multi-storey building) — a large building with multiple floors.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal