楼上 meaning in English
upstairs; (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread
Meaning of 楼上
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- upstairs
- (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread
How to use 楼上
楼上 works like a place word, so it often follows 在 or comes before a verb of movement. In online forums, people also use 楼上 to reply to the person who posted just before them. Example: 我住在楼上。(Wǒ zhù zài lóushàng.) I live upstairs.
楼 (lóu) means a building or floor, and 上 (shàng) means up or above. Put them together and you get the floor above you: upstairs.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes say 上楼 when they mean 楼上. 上楼 (shàng lóu) is a verb meaning to go upstairs, while 楼上 is the place upstairs. Also keep the tones clear: lóu is second tone and shàng is fourth tone, so 楼上 does not take the neutral tone the way 晚上 (wǎnshang) does.
楼上 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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楼 lóu · house with more than 1 story · 13 strokes
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上 shàng · up · 3 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 楼上.
| 马上 | mǎshàng | at once; right away |
| 晚上 | wǎnshang | evening; night |
| 身上 | shēnshang | on the body; at hand |
| 早上 | zǎoshang | early morning |
| 上次 | shàng cì | last time |
| 路上 | lùshang | on the road; on the way; en route |
| 上班 | shàngbān | to go to work; to be on duty |
| 上车 | shàng chē | to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc) |
| 地上 | dìshang | on the ground; on the floor |
| 车上 | chē shang | |
| 上学 | shàngxué | to go to school; to attend school |
| 楼下 | lóu xià | downstairs |
Questions about 楼上
What does 楼上 mean?
楼上 (lóu shàng) means "upstairs; (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread".
How do you write 楼上?
楼上 is made of 2 characters: 楼 (13 strokes), 上 (3 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 楼上 an HSK word?
Yes. 楼上 is on the HSK 1 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 楼上 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 楼上 is written 樓上.
What is the opposite of 楼上?
The opposite is 楼下 (lóuxià), meaning downstairs. For example, 他在楼下等你。(Tā zài lóuxià děng nǐ.) He is waiting for you downstairs.
What does 楼上 mean when someone writes it in a comment section?
It means the previous poster, the person who commented right above you. People write things like 同意楼上 (tóngyì lóushàng), meaning I agree with the previous poster. The original poster of a thread is called 楼主 (lóuzhǔ).