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    Counting buildings with 栋 (dòng)

    Numbers & Quantity

    Structure

    Number + 栋 + Building Noun

    Explanation

    栋 (dòng) is a measure word used to count buildings, typically standalone structures like houses, apartment blocks, or office buildings. Place a number before 栋 and follow it with the noun for the building type. For example, 三栋房屋 means "three buildings."

    Examples

    • 这条街上新建了两栋写字楼。

      zhè tiáo jiē shàng xīn jiàn le liǎng dòng xiězìlóu.

      Two new office buildings were built on this street.

    • 我家住在那栋白色的楼里。

      wǒ jiā zhù zài nà dòng báisè de lóu lǐ.

      My home is in that white building.

    • 这个小区一共有十二栋住宅楼。

      zhège xiǎoqū yīgòng yǒu shí'èr dòng zhùzhái lóu.

      This residential compound has a total of twelve apartment buildings.

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