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    Using 楼房 (lóufáng) to refer to a multi-story building

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    Structure

    很多 + 楼房

    Explanation

    楼房 (lóufáng) means "multi-story building" or "storied building" and is used as a noun. It specifically refers to buildings with more than one floor, distinguishing them from single-story structures (平房).

    Examples

    • 这条街上新建了好几栋楼房。

      Zhè tiáo jiē shàng xīn jiàn le hǎo jǐ dòng lóufáng.

      Several new buildings have been built on this street.

    • 小时候我们村里没有楼房，都是平房。

      Xiǎo shíhòu wǒmen cūn lǐ méiyǒu lóufáng, dōu shì píngfáng.

      When I was little, there were no multi-story buildings in our village — they were all single-story houses.

    • 远处那排楼房的设计很有特色。

      Yuǎnchù nà pái lóufáng de shèjì hěn yǒu tèsè.

      The row of buildings in the distance has a very distinctive design.

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