Meaning of 写字楼
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- office building
How to use 写字楼
写字楼 refers to a commercial office building, the kind of tower where companies rent office space. It is common in everyday speech and in real estate ads. Example: 我在市中心的一栋写字楼上班。(Wǒ zài shì zhōngxīn de yí dòng xiězìlóu shàng bān.) I work in an office building downtown.
Break it into 写 (xiě, write) + 字 (zì, characters) + 楼 (lóu, building). A building where people sit and write all day is an office building.
Common mistake: Learners often say 办公室 (bàngōngshì) when they mean the whole building, but 办公室 is one office room and 写字楼 is the entire building. Also remember that 楼 (lóu) is second tone, not fourth.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
写 xiě · to write · 5 strokes
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字 zì · letter · 6 strokes
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楼 lóu · house with more than 1 story · 13 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 写字楼.
| 名字 | míngzi | name (of a person or thing) |
| 楼上 | lóu shàng | upstairs; (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread |
| 楼下 | lóu xià | downstairs |
| 汉字 | Hànzì | Chinese character(s) |
| 听写 | tīngxiě | (of a pupil) to write down (in a dictation exercise); dictation; (music) to transcribe by |
| 教学楼 | jiàoxuélóu | school building; academic building |
| 数字 | shùzì | numeral; digit |
| 字典 | zìdiǎn | Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a |
| 写作 | xiězuò | to write; to compose |
| 文字 | wénzì | character; script |
| 大楼 | dà lóu | building (a relatively large, multistory one) |
| 楼梯 | lóutī | stair; staircase |
Questions about 写字楼
What does 写字楼 mean?
写字楼 (xiězìlóu) means "office building" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 写字楼?
写字楼 is made of 3 characters: 写 (5 strokes), 字 (6 strokes), 楼 (13 strokes). That is 24 strokes in total.
Is 写字楼 an HSK word?
Yes. 写字楼 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 写字楼 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 写字楼 is written 寫字樓.
What measure word goes with 写字楼?
Use 栋 (dòng) or 座 (zuò), as in 一栋写字楼 or 一座写字楼. Both mean one office building.
Is 写字楼 used everywhere in the Chinese-speaking world?
It is widely used in mainland China and Hong Kong. In Taiwan, people more often say 办公大楼 (bàngōng dàlóu) for an office building.