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Usages of lóushàng
咖啡馆 楼下 有 洗手间， 书店 的 洗手间 在 楼上。kāfēiguǎn lóuxià yǒu xǐshǒujiān, shūdiàn de xǐshǒujiān zài lóushàng.
There is a restroom downstairs in the café; the bookstore’s restroom is upstairs.
她 先 上 楼上 的 洗手间， 再 下来 跟 我 一起 继续 购物。tā xiān shàng lóushàng de xǐshǒujiān, zài xiàlái gēn wǒ yìqǐ jìxù gòuwù.
She first goes upstairs to the restroom, then comes back down and continues shopping with me.
楼下 的 咖啡馆 人 太 多， 我们 就 去 楼上 找 一 个 地方 坐下。lóuxià de kāfēiguǎn rén tài duō, wǒmen jiù qù lóushàng zhǎo yí gè dìfang zuòxià.
There are too many people in the café downstairs, so we go upstairs to find a place to sit.
你 从 楼上 下来 吧， 我们 一起 去 公园 散步。nǐ cóng lóushàng xiàlái ba, wǒmen yìqǐ qù gōngyuán sànbù.
Come downstairs; let’s go take a walk in the park together.
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