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

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.

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