liúxué 留学 [comp: 留 stay + 学 study] V study abroad ■ 很多亚洲学生在美国留学。Hěn duō Yàzhōu
xuésheng zài Měiguó liúxué. Many Asian students are studying in America.
liúxuéshēng 留学生 international students (especially in a university) ■ 不少留学生星期日 也在图书
馆学习。Bùshǎo liúxuéshēng Xīnqīrì yě zài túshūguǎn xuéxí. Even on Sundays quite a few
international students study in the library.
liú 瘤 N tumor (See zhǒngliú 肿瘤.)
liú 浏 TRAD 瀏 as in 浏览 liúlǎn
liúlǎn 浏览 V browse 浏览器 liúlǎnqì (computer) browser
liù 六 NUMERAL six 六十六 liùshí liù sixty-six / 六十五岁 liùshí wǔ suì sixty-five years of age
lóng 龙 TRAD 龍 N dragon (条 tiáo) ■ 中国人把 自己称作“龙的传人”。Zhōngguórén bǎ zìjǐ
chēngzuò “lóng de chuánrén.” The Chinese call themselves “descendants of the dragon.”
lóng 聋 TRAD 聾 ADJ deaf, hard of hearing 聋子 lóngzi deaf person
lóngyǎrén 聋哑人 N deaf and dumb person, deaf-mute
lóng 隆 ADJ grand
lóngzhòng 隆重 ADJ ceremonious, in a grand style
lóng 笼 TRAD 籠 N cage 笼子 lóngzi cage / 鸟笼 niǎolóng bird cage
lǒngzhào 笼罩 V shroud, envelope
lǒng 垄 TRAD 壟 N ridge
lǒngduàn 垄断 N monopoly
lóu 楼 TRAD 樓 N 1 building with two or more stories (座 zuò) ■ 这座楼是去年建的。Zhè zuò lóu shì
qùnián jiàn de. This building was built last year. 2 floor (层 céng) ■ 老师的办公室在三 楼。
Lǎoshī de bàngōngshì zài sān-lóu. Teachers’ offices are on the third floor. 大楼 dàlóu a big building
(especially a high-rise building) / 高楼 gāo lóu high-rise
NOTE: In naming floors, the Chinese system is the same as the American system and different from the
British one, i.e. 一楼 yī-lóu is the American first floor, and the British ground floor.lóu fáng 楼房 N multi-storied building (contrast with 平房 píngfáng one-story building, bungalow)
lóu shang 楼上 N upstairs
lóutī 楼梯 [modif: 楼 floor, story + 梯 steps] N stairs, stairway, staircase ■ 别站在楼梯上讲话，会妨碍
别人上下。Bié zhàn zài lóutī shang jiǎnghuà, huì fáng’ài biérén shàng-xià. Do not stand talking
on the stairs. It’ll obstruct people going up and down.
lóu xia 楼下 N downstairs
lǒu 搂 TRAD 摟 V embrace, hold in arms
lòu 漏 V leak ■ 屋顶漏了，要找人修理。Wūdǐng lòu le, yào zhǎo rén xiūlǐ. The roof leaks. We’ll have
to find someone to fix it.
lú 炉 TRAD 爐 N stove, furnace
lúzào 炉灶 N stove, furnace
lù 陆 TRAD 陸 N land
lùdì 陆地 N dry land, land
lùxù 陆续 ADV one after another, in succession ■ 开 会的代表陆续到达。Kāihuì de dàibiǎo lùxù dàodá.
Congress delegates arrived one after another.
lù 录 TRAD 錄 V record
lùqǔ 录取 V enroll (students), appoint (job applicants)
lùxiàng 录像 [v+obj: 录 record + 像 image] V record with a video camera or video recorder ■ 他 们的
婚礼全录像了。Tāmen de hūnlǐ quán lùxiàng le. Their wedding ceremony was videotaped.
lùxiàngjī 录像机 N video recorder
lùyīn 录音 [v+obj: 录 record + 音 sound] V make a recording of sounds (e.g. music, reading) ■ 这里 在
录音，请安静！Zhèli zài lùyīn, qǐng ānjìng! Recording is in progress. Please be quiet. ■ 你有没
有听过王老师读这篇课文的录音？Nǐ yǒu méiyǒu tīngguo Wáng lǎoshī dú zhè piān kèwén de