📕 Advanced — HSK 5-6 vocabulary
Meaning
Classifier for layers, floors, or stories in a building.
🏮 Cultural Story
中文 Chinese
"层"用于楼层或层次。"一层楼"、"三层蛋糕"、"一层灰"——只要是分层的东西就行。成语"层次分明"= well-structured/clearly layered。社会中也用"层"来描述阶层（"上层社会"=upper class）。"层"的核心概念是"堆叠"——一层叠一层，像千层饼一样。
English
**层 (céng)** = layers/floors. Building floors, cake layers, dust layers — anything stacked. Idiom "层次分明" = clearly layered. Social classes: "上层社会" = upper class. Core: STACKING — layer upon layer.
💡 Memory Tip
层 is for layers — floors of a building, layers of a cake, layers of meaning.
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Classifier for layers, floors, or stories in a building.