lóu

Meaning of 骑楼

骑楼 means arcade; overhanging upper floor extending over the sidewalk; covered walkway. Pronounced qí lóu.

  • arcade; overhanging upper floor extending over the sidewalk; covered walkway

Definitions & Examples

Xià
mén
de
lóu
hěn
yǒu
 

The arcades in Xiamen are very distinctive.

Xià
tiān
 
rén
men
huan
zài
lóu
xià
duǒ
 

On rainy days, people like to take shelter from the rain under the arcades.

Zhè
tiáo
jiē
bǎo
liú
le
duō
mín
guó
shí
de
lóu
jiàn
zhù
 

This street preserves many arcade buildings from the Republican era.

Relations

Measure Words

/ zuò
Primary
/ pái