脚手架

腳手架

jiǎoshǒujià

noun #28,523

Measure Word

一层脚手架 céng

Meanings

1 scaffolding
2 temporary framework used in construction

Characters

frame; rack; stand; to support

Examples

HSK 7-9

工人们在脚手架上粉刷大楼的外墙。

Gōngrén men zài jiǎoshǒujià shàng fěnshuā dàlóu de wàiqiáng.

Workers are painting the building's exterior walls from the scaffolding.

HSK 7-9

脚手架拆除后，整栋大楼焕然一新。

Jiǎoshǒujià chāichú hòu, zhěng dòng dàlóu huànrányīxīn.

After the scaffolding was removed, the entire building looked brand new.

Tips

memory

脚 (foot/leg) + 手 (hand) + 架 (frame/rack) - a structure you climb with feet and hands. The name evokes workers scrambling up a framework using both feet and hands.

Stroke Order

脚 jiǎo

手 shǒu

架 jià