层

层 céng in a sentence

Floor (level - mw for layered things)

Full dictionary entry HSK 3 27 sentences

层 (céng) means Floor (level - mw for layered things). Below are 24 of the 27 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

我住在三 层 。

Wǒ zhù zài sān céng.

I live on the third floor.

Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 层

这个楼有二十 层 。

Zhège lóu yǒu èrshí céng.

This building has twenty floors.

Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 层

桌子上有一 层 灰。

Zhuōzi shàng yǒu yì céng huī.

There is a layer of dust on the table.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 灰

这座大厦有五十 层 。

Zhè zuò dàshà yǒu wǔshí céng.

This building has fifty floors.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 大厦

山上形成了一 层 雾。

Shān shàng xíngchéng le yì céng wù.

A layer of mist formed on the mountain.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 形成

公司精简了管理 层 。

Gōngsī jīngjiǎn le guǎnlǐcéng.

The company streamlined its management layer.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 精简

桌上落了一 层 纸屑。

Zhuō shang luò le yì céng zhǐ xiè.

A layer of paper scraps has settled on the table.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 屑

杯底剩了一 层 茶渣。

Bēi dǐ shèng le yì céng chá zhā.

A layer of tea dregs was left at the bottom of the cup.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 渣

这个词有好几 层 含义。

Zhège cí yǒu hǎojǐ céng hányì.

This word has several layers of meaning.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 含义

杯子里浮着一 层 泡沫。

Bēizi lǐ fúzhe yì céng pàomò.

A layer of foam floats on top of the glass.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 泡沫

这 层 楼的厕所正在打扫。

Zhè céng lóu de cèsuǒ zhèngzài dǎsǎo.

The toilet on this floor is being cleaned.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 厕所

鸡蛋壳里面有一 层 薄膜。

Jīdàn ké lǐmiàn yǒu yì céng bó mó.

There is a thin membrane inside an eggshell.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 膜

手机屏幕上贴了一 层 膜。

Shǒujī píngmù shang tiē le yì céng mó.

A film has been stuck over the phone screen.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 膜

他们爬到了塔的最高 层 。

Tāmen pá dào le tǎ de zuì gāo céng.

They climbed to the top floor of the tower.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 塔

桌上落了一 层 白色的粉末。

Zhuō shang luò le yì céng báisè de fěnmò.

A layer of white powder had settled on the table.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 粉末

他们给门刷了一 层 新油漆。

Tāmen gěi mén shuā le yì céng xīn yóuqī.

They gave the door a fresh coat of paint.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 油漆

海面上的波浪一 层 接着一 层 。

Hǎimiàn shang de bōlàng yì céng jiēzhe yì céng.

Wave after wave rolled across the surface of the sea.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 波浪

教育可以改变一个人的阶 层 。

Jiàoyù kěyǐ gǎibiàn yí ge rén de jiēcéng.

Education can change a person's social position.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 阶层

她在蛋糕上淋了一 层 巧克力。

Tā zài dàngāo shang lín le yì céng qiǎokèlì.

She poured a layer of chocolate over the cake.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 淋

这个问题要分几个 层 次来分析。

Zhège wèntí yào fēn jǐ ge céngcì lái fēnxī.

This question has to be analysed on several levels.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 层次

远处的山峰一 层 层 重叠在一起。

Yuǎnchù de shānfēng yì céng céng chóngdié zài yìqǐ.

The distant peaks fold over one another range upon range.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 重叠

新的技术 层 出不穷,学也学不完。

Xīn de jìshù céng chū bù qióng, xué yě xué bu wán.

New technologies keep appearing faster than one can learn them.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 层出不穷

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From the graded readers

其实那六 层 楼我走得比平时还轻松。

qíshí nà / nèi liù céng lóu wǒ zǒu dé / děi / de bǐ píngshí hái / huán qīngsōng.

In fact those six floors felt lighter than usual.

Graded reader · HSK 3 · Helping a Stranger

那时候我一百八十斤,走两 层 楼都累。

nàshí hòu wǒ yībǎi bāshí jīn, zǒu liǎng céng lóu dōu lèi / léi / lěi.

At the time I weighed ninety kilos and two flights of stairs tired me out.

Graded reader · HSK 4 · Keeping Up Running

层 appears in 27 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.

Words that contain 层

Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.

Questions about 层

How is 层 used in a sentence?

This page shows 27 sentences using 层 (céng, "Floor (level - mw for layered things)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

Are these sentences machine generated?

No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.

Why do some sentences show 层 inside a longer word?

Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 层 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.

Is 层 an HSK word?

Yes — 层 is on the official HSK 3 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 3 page.

Where can I see the full entry for 层?

The dictionary page for 层 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.

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