diào
lóu

technical

Meaning of 吊楼

吊楼 means stilt house with rear supported over water; house on piles; mountain stilt house; raised wooden or bamboo house on piles. Pronounced diào lóu.

  • stilt house with rear supported over water; house on piles
  • mountain stilt house; raised wooden or bamboo house on piles

Definitions & Examples

Xiāng
西
de
diào
lóu
hěn
yǒu
mín
 

The stilt houses in Xiangxi have distinctive ethnic characteristics.

Zhè
zuò
diào
lóu
de
hòu
yòng
zhuāng
zhī
chēng
zài
shuǐ
miàn
shang
 

The rear part of this stilt house is supported by wooden piles over the water.

Dāng
rén
diào
lóu
jiào
zuò
diào
jiǎo
lóu
 

Locals also call stilt houses 'diaojiaolou'.

Measure Words

/ zuò
Primary
/ dòng
/ jiān