Meaning of 楼道
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- corridor
- passageway (in storied building)
How to use 楼道
楼道 is the everyday word for the shared hallway or stairwell space in apartment blocks, dorms and office buildings in mainland China. People often mention it when talking about lights, noise, or things left outside doors. Example: 楼道里的灯坏了。(Lóudào lǐ de dēng huài le.) The light in the corridor is broken.
楼 (lóu) means a multi-story building and 道 (dào) means a path or way. Put them together and you get the path inside a building: the corridor or stairwell area you walk through to reach each floor.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes say 走廊 (zǒuláng) and 楼道 as if they were always the same. 走廊 is any corridor or covered walkway, while 楼道 refers specifically to the passage inside a storied building, often including the stairwell. Also keep 道 in fourth tone (dào), not the neutral tone it has in 知道 (zhīdao).
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楼 lóu · house with more than 1 story · 13 strokes
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道 dào · road · 12 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 楼道.
| 知道 | zhīdào | to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5] |
| 楼上 | lóu shàng | upstairs; (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread |
| 楼下 | lóu xià | downstairs |
| 教学楼 | jiàoxuélóu | school building; academic building |
| 味道 | wèidào | flavor; taste; (fig.) feeling (of ...); sense (of ...); hint (of ...) |
| 道理 | dàolǐ | reason; argument |
| 道路 | dàolù | road; path |
| 难道 | nándào | don't tell me ...; could it be that...? |
| 报道 | bàodào | to report (news); report |
| 大楼 | dà lóu | building (a relatively large, multistory one) |
| 楼梯 | lóutī | stair; staircase |
| 街道 | jiēdào | street; subdistrict |
Questions about 楼道
What does 楼道 mean?
楼道 (lóudào) means "corridor; passageway (in storied building)" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 楼道?
楼道 is made of 2 characters: 楼 (13 strokes), 道 (12 strokes). That is 25 strokes in total.
Is 楼道 an HSK word?
Yes. 楼道 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 楼道 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 楼道 is written 樓道.
Does 楼道 mean the stairs or the hallway?
It can cover both. In many Chinese apartment buildings the hallway and stairwell form one shared space, so 楼道 refers to that common passage. If you mean the steps themselves, say 楼梯 (lóutī).
What measure word do you use with 楼道?
The common measure word is 条 (tiáo), as in 一条长长的楼道 (yì tiáo chángcháng de lóudào), a long corridor. In daily speech it often appears without a measure word, as in 在楼道里 (zài lóudào lǐ), in the corridor.