楼上

lóushàng

Traditional: 樓上

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Translation

upstairs, the floor above

Word origin

A compound of 楼 (lóu, a multi-storey building) and the locative 上 (shàng, above, up), meaning the floor above.

Origin
compound
Root
楼 (lóu, building) + 上 (shàng, above)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 楼

Stroke order for 上

Examples

My room is upstairs.

An elderly couple lives upstairs.

Please come upstairs.

The noise from upstairs is too loud.

The toilet is upstairs.

楼上 (lóu shàng) means upstairs or the floor above. It pairs with 楼下 (lóu xià, downstairs) and is a basic location word for multi-storey buildings.

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This word is part of lesson 39.