HSK 3 HSK C2/W2/V2
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Strokes

Formula

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层层(AA)= 每层
2
一层层(一AA)
3
一层又一层(一A又一A)

Collocation

1
上层
2
中层
3
下层
4
高层
5
低层
6
最底层
7
领导层
8
一层冰
9
一层土
10
一层皮
11
一层意思
12
双层巴士
13
三层蛋糕
14
六十三层大楼
15
里三层外三层

Definition

层 is a Measure Word, a classifier for layers, which means “layer; a stratum; laminated; floor (of a building)”.

Example

层 as a Measure Word.
1
A
A
  
:
zhè
dòng
lóu
gòng
一共
yǒu
duōshǎo
多少
céng
  
?
B
B
  
:
zhè
dòng
lóu
gòng
一共
yǒu
èrshísān
二十三
céng
  

A: How many floors are there in this building? B: There are twenty-three floors in this building.

2
A
A
  
:
jiā
zhù
céng
  
?
B
B
  
:
jiā
zhù
jiǔ
céng
  

A: How many floors do you live on? B: My family lives on the ninth floor.

3
Háizi
孩子
men
huan
喜欢
zuò
shuāngcéng
双层
shì
巴士
zài
shìōu
市区
guānguāng
观光
  

Kids loved taking the double-decker bus to see the city.

4
Zhè
jiān
zi
屋子
hěn
cháng
shíjiān
时间
méi
rén
zhù
le
  
,
zhuōzi
桌子
shàng
le
céng
huīchén
灰尘
  

The room had been unoccupied for a long time, and a layer of dust had accumulated on the table.

5
de
huà
háiyǒu
还有
lìng
céng
si
意思
  

There is another meaning in his words.

6
chuān
穿
de
sān
céng
wài
sān
céng
  
,
zhěng
整个
rén
kàn
lai
起来
jiù
xiàng
qiú
  

He wore three layers inside and three outer layers, and the whole person looked like a ball.

7
zuì
huan
喜欢
kǎoshì
考试
le
  
,
měi
每次
kǎoshì
考试
dōu
ràng
tuō
céng
  

He disliked exams the most, and every exam made him peel off a layer of skin.