楼台
lóu tái
Pinyin

Definition

楼台
 - 
lóu tái
  1. balcony
  2. high building (esp. in poetry)
  3. tower

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

平台
píng tái
  1. 1 platform
  2. 2 terrace
  3. 3 flat-roofed building
楼
Lóu
  1. 1 surname Lou
楼下
lóu xià
  1. 1 downstairs
台
Tái
  1. 1 Taiwan (abbr.)
台北
Tái běi
  1. 1 Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan
台湾
Tái wān
  1. 1 Taiwan
台词
tái cí
  1. 1 an actor's lines
  2. 2 dialogue
  3. 3 Taiwanese word
舞台
wǔ tái
  1. 1 stage
  2. 2 arena
  3. 3 fig. in the limelight
阳台
yáng tái
  1. 1 balcony
  2. 2 porch
电视台
diàn shì tái
  1. 1 television station
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
上楼
shàng lóu
  1. 1 to go upstairs
下台
xià tái
  1. 1 to go off the stage
  2. 2 to fall from position of prestige
  3. 3 to step down (from office etc)
  4. 4 to disentangle oneself
  5. 5 to get off the hook
人去楼空
rén qù lóu kōng
  1. 1 the people are gone and the place is empty (idiom)
  2. 2 the sight of a deserted place brings old friends to mind
  3. 3 the place is deserted
  4. 4 the birds have flown
出台
chū tái
  1. 1 to officially launch (a policy, program etc)
  2. 2 to appear on stage
  3. 3 to appear publicly
  4. 4 (of a bar girl) to leave with a client
前台
qián tái
  1. 1 stage
  2. 2 proscenium
  3. 3 foreground in politics etc (sometimes derog.)
  4. 4 front desk
  5. 5 reception desk
  6. 6 (computing) front-end
  7. 7 foreground
土楼
tǔ lóu
  1. 1 traditional Hakka communal residence in Fujian, typically a large multi-story circular structure built around a central shrine
城楼
chéng lóu
  1. 1 city gate tower
大楼
dà lóu
  1. 1 building (a relatively large, multi-storey one)
  2. 2 CL:幢[zhuàng],座[zuò]
写字楼
xiě zì lóu
  1. 1 office building
展台
zhǎn tái
  1. 1 display counter
  2. 2 stand
  3. 3 booth

Idioms (14)

三个女人一台戏
sān ge nu:3 rén yī tái xì
  1. 1 three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
上不得台盘
shàng bù dé tái pán
  1. 1 too uncouth to appear in public (idiom)
  2. 2 unfit for a public role
人去楼空
rén qù lóu kōng
  1. 1 the people are gone and the place is empty (idiom)
  2. 2 the sight of a deserted place brings old friends to mind
  3. 3 the place is deserted
  4. 4 the birds have flown
任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台
rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái
  1. 1 lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
  2. 2 a cool head in a crisis
债台高筑
zhài tái gāo zhù
  1. 1 lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom); heavily in debt
唱对台戏
chàng duì tái xì
  1. 1 to put on a rival show (idiom); to set oneself up against sb
  2. 2 to get into confrontation
琼楼玉宇
qióng lóu yù yǔ
  1. 1 bejeweled jade palace (idiom); sumptuous dwelling
稳坐钓鱼台
wěn zuò diào yú tái
  1. 1 lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite storms (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
  2. 2 a cool head in a crisis
空中楼阁
kōng zhōng lóu gé
  1. 1 pavilion in the air (idiom); unrealistic Utopian construction
  2. 2 castles in Spain
  3. 3 imaginary future plans
台上一分钟，台下十年功
tái shàng yī fēn zhōng , tái xià shí nián gōng
  1. 1 ten years of practice for one minute on the stage (idiom)
万丈高楼平地起
wàn zhàng gāo lóu píng dì qǐ
  1. 1 towering buildings are built up from the ground (idiom)
  2. 2 great oaks from little acorns grow
走马章台
zǒu mǎ zhāng tái
  1. 1 to go to the brothel on horseback (idiom); to visit prostitutes
近水楼台
jìn shuǐ lóu tái
  1. 1 lit. a pavilion near the water (idiom); fig. using one's proximity to the powerful to obtain favor
近水楼台先得月
jìn shuǐ lóu tái xiān dé yuè
  1. 1 the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom)
  2. 2 to benefit from intimacy with an influential person

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