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电梯

電梯
diàntī
noun HSK 3 #2,370

Measure Word

一部电梯 bù

Meanings

  1. 1 elevator; lift
  2. 2 escalator

Characters

电
diàn
electricity
梯
tī
stairs; ladder
Electric stairs - a staircase powered by electricity.

Examples

HSK 2
我们坐电梯上去吧。
Wǒmen zuò diàntī shàngqù ba.
Let's take the elevator up.
HSK 3
电梯坏了，只能走楼梯。
Diàntī huài le, zhǐnéng zǒu lóutī.
The elevator is broken; we can only take the stairs.
HSK 4
请在电梯里排队。
Qǐng zài diàntī lǐ páiduì.
Please queue for the elevator.

Tips

usage
电梯 can mean both elevator and escalator. To distinguish: 直梯 is a vertical elevator; 扶梯 or 自动扶梯 is an escalator. In everyday speech 电梯 covers both.

Stroke Order

电 diàn
梯 tī