层

céng · ceng

Traditional 層

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to pile on top of one another
  2. layer; stratum
  3. floor (of a building); story
  4. (math.) sheaf
  5. classifier for layers

In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)座(zuò)大(dà)楼(lóu)一(yí)共(gòng)有(yǒu)三(sān)十(shí)层(céng)。

This building has thirty floors in total.

02

蛋(dàn)糕(gāo)上(shàng)面(miàn)铺(pū)了(le)一(yì)层(céng)厚(hòu)厚(hòu)的(de)奶(nǎi)油(yóu)。

A thick layer of cream is spread on top of the cake.

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