层層 céng — storey, floor (classifier for the levels of a building)
céng (second tone, rising)ceng2
Traditional: 層
storey, floor (classifier for the levels of a building)
HSK 3· HSK 1–4 (classic)Level 3· Three-band, nine-level standardmeasure
Meanings
storey, floor (classifier for the levels of a building)
Counts levels stacked on top of one another. 这个楼有二十层 says how tall the building is. Naming which level you are on is usually 楼 instead: 我住在三楼.
measurelayer, coat (of something spread over a surface)
measure
Example sentences
- 这个楼有二十层。這個樓有二十層。Zhège (fourth tone, falling) lóu (second tone, rising) yǒu (third tone, dipping) èrshí (fourth tone, falling) céng. (second tone, rising)···
This building has twenty storeys.
- 这个蛋糕有三层，真好看！這個蛋糕有三層，真好看！Zhège (fourth tone, falling) dàngāo (fourth tone, falling) yǒu (third tone, dipping) sān (first tone, high and level) céng, (second tone, rising) zhēn (first tone, high and level) hǎokàn! (third tone, dipping)···
This cake has three layers — it looks lovely!
Common mistakes
Not quite我住在三层楼。
Correct我住在三楼。
三层楼 counts how tall the building is — a three-storey building. Which floor *you* are on is 三楼. The two are different statements, and only one of them is an address.