扶梯

fútī

noun #24,921

Measure Word

一部扶梯 bù

Meanings

1 escalator
2 staircase with a handrail
3 ladder

Characters

to support/hold up/lean on

Examples

HSK 4

电扶梯坏了，大家只好走楼梯。

Diàn fútī huài le, dàjiā zhǐhǎo zǒu lóutī.

The escalator broke down, so everyone had to take the stairs.

HSK 6

请站在扶梯右侧，左侧让人通行。

Qǐng zhàn zài fútī yòucè, zuǒcè ràng rén tōngxíng.

Please stand on the right side of the escalator and let people pass on the left.

Tips

usage

扶梯 can refer to an escalator (电扶梯/自动扶梯) or a handrailed staircase. In everyday speech, 扶梯 often means escalator. 扶 means 'to support/hold' (as in holding the handrail), and 梯 means 'ladder/stairs.' Compare: 楼梯 (staircase), 电梯 (elevator).

Stroke Order

扶 fú

梯 tī