夹层 (jiācéng): mezzanine

Measure Word

一个夹层 gè

商场的夹层设有咖啡厅。

Shāngchǎng de jiācéng shèyǒu kāfēi tīng.

The shopping mall's mezzanine has a café.

这栋楼有个夹层，用来存放档案。

Zhè dòng lóu yǒu gè jiācéng, yònglái cúnfàng dàng'àn.

This building has a mezzanine used to store documents.

箱子有一个隐藏的夹层。

Xiāngzi yǒu yīgè yǐncáng de jiācéng.

The box has a hidden inner compartment.

memory

夹 means 'to sandwich' and 层 means 'layer' — a 夹层 is literally a 'sandwiched layer,' the space between two others.

夹 jiā

层 céng