楼阁

樓閣

lóugé

noun

Measure Word

一座楼阁 zuò

Meanings

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

Characters

multi-story building

Examples

HSK 6

亭台楼阁是中国古典建筑的典型元素。

Tíngtái-lóugé shì Zhōngguó gǔdiǎn jiànzhù de diǎnxíng yuánsù.

Pavilions and towers are classic elements of Chinese traditional architecture.

HSK 7-9

园林中有几座古色古香的楼阁。

Yuánlín zhōng yǒu jǐ zuò gǔsè-gǔxiāng de lóugé.

Several antique-style pavilions stand in the garden.

Tips

culture

Often appears in the set phrase 亭台楼阁, 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

楼 lóu

阁 gé