---
title: "Jiulou Meaning: 酒楼 (jiǔlóu) Means “restaurant”"
description: "酒楼 (traditional 酒樓, jiǔlóu) means “restaurant (usually multistory, Cantonese-style)”. Hear its tones, see what 酒 and 楼 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiulou"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 酒楼 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

酒楼 jiǔlóu

## restaurant (usually multistory, Cantonese-style)

## Its characters

1. 酒 jiǔ alcohol
2. 楼 lóu building (with more than one story)

## In a sentence

我们晚上去酒楼吃饭吧。 Let's go eat at a restaurant tonight.

[More about 酒楼](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%85%92%E6%A5%BC)

## More words with 酒 or 楼

- [白酒 báijiǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baijiu)
- [酒吧 jiǔbā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiuba)
- [酒店 jiǔdiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiudian)
- [楼道 lóudào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/loudao)
- [楼梯 lóutī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/louti)
- [啤酒 píjiǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pijiu)
- [葡萄酒 pútaojiǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/putaojiu)

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