新楼

新樓

xīnlóu

noun #44,636

Measure Word

一座新楼 zuò

Meanings

1 new building
2 new block

Characters

multi-story building

Examples

我们搬进了刚建好的新楼。

Wǒmen bān jìn le gāng jiàn hǎo de xīnlóu.

We moved into the newly built block.

新楼的电梯还没装好。

Xīnlóu de diàntī hái méi zhuāng hǎo.

The elevator in the new building isn't installed yet.

Tips

usage

Often contrasted with 老楼 (old block) when giving directions in a campus or compound: 'in the 新楼, not the 老楼.' Pairs with 主楼 (main building) and 配楼 (annex).

Stroke Order

新 xīn

楼 lóu