楼阁

樓閣
lóugé
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 multi-story building; pavilion
  2. 2 tower and pavilion (traditional architecture)

Examples

Yuánlín zhōng yǒu jǐ zuò gǔsè gǔxiāng de lóugé.
Several antique-style pavilions stand in the garden.
Tíngtái lóugé shì Zhōngguó gǔdiǎn jiànzhù de diǎnxíng yuánsù.
Pavilions and towers are classic elements of Chinese traditional architecture.

Tips

culture
Often appears in the set phrase 亭台楼阁 (tíngtái-lóugé), evoking the ensemble of garden structures in classical Chinese landscape design. Also used metaphorically in 空中楼阁 (castle in the air).

Stroke Order

lóu