错层

錯層
cuòcéng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 split-level layout (of a flat)
  2. 2 split-level flat

Examples

HSK 5
Zhè tào fángzi shì cuòcéng de, kètīng bǐ wòshì dī sān jí táijiē.
This flat is split-level: the living room is three steps lower than the bedrooms.
HSK 6
Cuòcéng suīrán xiǎnde yǒu céngcì, dàn jiālǐ yǒu lǎorén dehuà, shàngxià táijiē bú tài fāngbiàn.
A split-level flat feels more varied, but if elderly people live with you, the steps are inconvenient.

Tips

usage
One of the layout types on Chinese property listings: 平层 (all on one level), 跃层 and 复式 (two floors joined by stairs), and 错层, where parts of one storey sit half a level apart, a few steps up or down.

Stroke Order

错 cuò
层 céng