How to say “stairwell” in Chinese
stairwell, corridor (in a building)
“Stairwell” in Chinese is 楼道, lóu dào: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
楼道 is read lóu dào: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 木 “wood”.
On the left, 辶 “walk”. This is the famous “Tao”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “楼道”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 楼道. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 楼道里的灯坏了。lóudàolidedēnghuàileThe stairwell light has burned out.
- 楼道里不能堆东西lóudàolibùnéngduīdōngxiYou can't leave things in the stairwell.
- 请保持楼道清洁。qǐngbǎochílóudàoqīngjiéPlease keep the stairwell clean.
More words from the lesson “The stairwell and the neighbors next door”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “stairwell” in Chinese?
“Stairwell” in Chinese is 楼道, pinyin lóudào.
What does 楼道 mean?
楼道 (lóudào) means “stairwell, corridor (in a building)”.
How do you write 楼道?
楼道 is 2 characters: 楼 (lóu) — building, floor; 道 (dào) — way, road. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 楼道?
楼道 is read lóudào. Tones: lóu — second tone, dào — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“stairwell” in the lesson “The stairwell and the neighbors next door”
This word is from the topic “Home and daily life” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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