Dictionary content from CC-CEDICT

Welcome to the MDBG free online English to Chinese dictionary, the no. 1 Chinese study aid! This website offers more than just a Chinese to English and English to Chinese dictionary, it offers various tools such as: flashcards, quizzes, text annotation, Chinese text input, written Chinese and more. The MDBG dictionary is used in many schools and universities all over the world, discover why! Learn Chinese faster with MDBG!

Chinese dictionary for Windows 10

MDBG Chinese Reader is the perfect dictionary application for Microsoft Windows. Translate Chinese text and Lookup Mandarin pinyin for Chinese words easily. Just glide your mouse over the Chinese text and a pop-up window shows English translations and Mandarin pronunciations. Learn Chinese faster with MDBG!


handwriting
Auto complete input: off | on

100 results on this page.

Usage Tips
Traditional
Pīnyīn
English Definition Add a new word to the dictionary Simplified
HSK
building (a relatively large, multistory one) / CL: ,
HSK 4
office building
HSK 6
upstairs / (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread
HSK 1
apartment building / CL:
the Pentagon
lit. the occupants have gone and the place is now empty (idiom) / fig. (of a dwelling) empty; deserted
department store
A Dream of Red Mansions (first completed edition 1791) by Cao Xueqin 曹雪芹, one of the four great novels
original poster (in an online forum) / landlord of a building (traditional)
floor; story (of a building)
stair / staircase / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
building under construction / commercial property / real estate (for sale or rent)
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo 維克多·雨果|维克多·雨果
apartment building
skyscraper / CL:
office building / CL: , 棟|栋
high building / multistory building / skyscraper / CL:
tenement building, typically of 2-4 stories, with a shop on the ground floor and upper floors used for residential purposes (esp. in southern China)
building
a building of two or more stories / CL: 棟|栋, ,
HSK 6
small multi-story building; modest house with two or more floors
main building
restaurant
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *樓* | 樓* | *樓
surname Lou
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *樓* | 樓* | *樓
house with more than 1 story / storied building / floor / CL: 層|层, , 棟|栋
HSK 1
to take it up a notch / to bring it up a level
airport terminal
corridor / passageway (in storied building)
HSK 6
(literary) tall building / dangerous building; one that is at risk of collapse
watchtower / lookout tower
pavilion in the air (idiom); unrealistic Utopian construction / castles in Spain / imaginary future plans
teahouse (usu. of two stories)
towering buildings are built up from the ground (idiom) / great oaks from little acorns grow
residential building / CL: , , 棟|栋
lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor
watchtower; guard tower / police booth
ground floor; first floor
staircase with right-angled turn / L-shaped staircase
Shilou county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁, Shanxi 山西
the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom) / to benefit from intimacy with an influential person
silverware store / jewelry center
city gate tower
staircase / flight of stairs
(idiom) (lit. and fig.) mirage
World Trade Center (the twin towers destroyed by the 9-11 terrorists)
decorated archway
house overhanging a river, supported at the rear by stilts / house built in a hilly area, supported by stilts
Yueyang Tower district of Yueyang city 岳陽|岳阳, Hunan
to go upstairs
HSK 4
to go downstairs
HSK 4
loft
building / pavilion
top of a building
to jump from a building (to kill oneself) / fig. to sell at a large discount (in advertising)
tall building
tower (of building)
top floor / attic / loft / garret / penthouse / (flat) rooftop (often used as an outdoor living area etc)
On Yueyang Tower (1046), essay by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 范仲淹
airport terminal
Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880), French realist novelist, author of Madame Bovary
(literary) brothel / pleasure quarters
multistory pagoda
(slang) prostitute who provides services in a private apartment
airport terminal
slab type building
Gulou, a district of Nanjing City 南京市, Jiangsu / Gulou, a district of Xuzhou City 徐州市, Jiangsu / Gulou, a district of Fuzhou City 福州市, Fujian / Gulou, a district of Kaifeng City 開封市|开封市, Henan
floor / floor (ie. metal plate, concrete slab, wooden planking etc)
(dialect) balcony / terrace / (literary) high building / tower / (old) stage for theatrical performance
office building
apartment building offered for sale before construction is completed / off-plan property
traditional Hakka communal residence in Fujian, typically a large multistory circular structure built around a central shrine
skyscraper / CL:
real estate market
head of a flight of stairs
drop tower; free fall tower (amusement ride)
garret / loft / attic
Loulan, aka Kroraina, ancient oasis town on the Silk Road near Lop Nor 羅布泊|罗布泊
escalator
Chihkan Tower (formerly Fort Provintia) in Tainan, Taiwan (also written 赤嵌樓|赤嵌楼)
bejeweled jade palace (idiom); sumptuous dwelling
multistoried building / tower / pagoda
bell tower / campanile / clock tower / Bell Tower, historic attraction in Xian, Beijing etc
Yueyang Tower, famous beauty spot in Yueyang, north Hunan, overlooking Dongting Lake 洞庭湖 / one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yellow Crane Tower 黃鶴樓|黄鹤楼 in Wuhan, Hubei and Tengwang Tower 滕王閣|滕王阁 in Nanchang, Jiangxi
to fall off or jump off a building
ship with several decks / turreted junk
dormitory building / CL: ,
(bird species of China) common swift (Apus apus)
uncompleted building; building whose construction has run into difficulties and stopped
pavilions and kiosks (in Chinese gardens)
downstairs
HSK 1
a drum tower / Drum Tower, historic attraction in Xian, Beijing etc
Chihkan Tower (formerly Fort Provintia) in Tainan, Taiwan (also written 赤崁樓|赤崁楼)
staircase balcony / landing
watch tower / drum tower marking night watches
corner (between walls)
apartment building / residential tower
HSK 7-9
gallery seat (in theater)
Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan City, built in 223, burnt down in 1884, rebuilt in 1985 / favored place of poet sages, who in legend arrived riding golden cranes / Tang poem by Cui Hao 崔顥|崔颢, with theme 'the past will never return' / one of three famous pagodas in China along with Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓|岳阳楼 in Yueyang, north Hunan, and Tengwang Tower 滕王閣|滕王阁 in Nanchang, Jiangxi

More results available:



Tip: Looking for an offline dictionary? Try MDBG Chinese Reader for Windows or MDBG Chinese-English dictionary for macOS!
© 2025 MDBG Made in Holland Made in Europe
Automated or scripted access is prohibited
Privacy and cookies