| 空中楼阁 |
kōng zhōng lóu gé |
pavilion in the air (idiom); unrealistic Utopian construction / castles in Spain / imaginary future plans |
| 空 |
kōng |
empty / air / sky / in vain |
| 空 |
kòng |
to empty / vacant / unoccupied / space / leisure / free time |
| 空中 |
kōng zhōng |
in the sky / in the air |
| 中 |
Zhōng |
(bound form) China; Chinese / surname Zhong |
| 中 |
zhōng |
within; among; in / middle; center / while (doing sth); during / (dialect) OK; all right |
| 中 |
zhòng |
to hit (a target) / to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc) / to win (a prize or lottery) |
| 楼 |
Lóu |
surname Lou |
| 楼 |
lóu |
house with more than 1 story / storied building / floor / CL:层,座,栋 |
| 楼阁 |
lóu gé |
building / pavilion |
| 阁 |
gé |
pavilion (usu. two-storied) / cabinet (politics) / boudoir / woman's chamber / rack / shelf |