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lầu

Pronunciation Northern /lə̤w˨˩/ Central /ləw˧˧/ Southern /ləw˨˩/
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Noun
multistory building
Noun
floor

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Meaning
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multistory building

Noun · 1 senses
Sense 1 Noun
multistory building Places, Buildings & Public ServicesTheme PlacesTag

A type of building or structure that consists of multiple floors or stories built on top of each other.

vi Tòa lầu mới được xây dựng có kiến trúc rất hiện đại.

en The newly built multistory building has very modern architecture.

floor

Noun · 2 senses
Sense 1 Noun
floor Places, Buildings & Public ServicesTheme

A storey of a building above the ground floor; lầu một is the first floor above the ground floor.

vi Cửa hàng này nằm ở lầu hai của trung tâm thương mại.

en This shop is on the second floor of the shopping mall.

Sense 2 Noun
upper floor Places, Buildings & Public ServicesTheme

Referring to the floors or stories of a building that are located above the ground level.

vi Phòng làm việc của tôi nằm ở trên lầu.

en My office is upstairs.

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