层 céng
“to pile on top of one another; layer; stratum; floor (of a building); story”
nounHSK 3 · 2021 list level 2Traditional 層
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
层 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 549: 层 céng — Level 3; official annotation 3 (量). PDF page 93
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 层
层 (céng) most often means a floor or storey of a building. It comes after a number to say how many floors a building has or which floor someone is on, often in patterns like 十层 or 第三层. It is common with 楼, 住, and 在 when talking about floors.
例句Example sentences
- 这栋楼有二十层。zhè dòng lóu yǒu èr shí céng.This building has twenty floors.
- 我住在十二层。wǒ zhù zài shí èr céng.I live on the twelfth floor.
- 电梯停在了第三层。diàn tī tíng zài le dì sān céng.The elevator stopped on the third floor.