升降机

升降機

shēngjiàngjī

noun #18,001

Measure Word

一台升降机 tái

Meanings

1 elevator; lift
2 aerial work platform (e.g. cherry picker, scissor lift)

Characters

to rise; to ascend

to descend; to drop

Examples

HSK 5

工人们站在升降机上修理外墙。

Gōngrén men zhàn zài shēngjiàngjī shàng xiūlǐ wài qiáng.

The workers stood on the lift to repair the exterior wall.

HSK 6

这栋楼的升降机又坏了。

Zhè dòng lóu de shēngjiàngjī yòu huài le.

The elevator in this building has broken down again.

Tips

memory

升 (rise) + 降 (descend) + 机 (machine) = a machine that goes up and down. In mainland China, 电梯 is more common for building elevators; 升降机 often refers to industrial lifts.

Stroke Order

升 shēng

降 jiàng

机 jī