电梯

電梯

diàntī

noun HSK 4 #2,370

Measure Word

一部电梯 bù

Meanings

1 elevator; lift
2 escalator

Characters

Electric stairs — a staircase powered by electricity.

Examples

我们坐电梯上去吧。

Wǒmen zuò diàntī shàngqù ba.

Let's take the elevator up.

电梯坏了，只能走楼梯。

Diàntī huài le, zhǐ néng zǒu lóutī.

The elevator is broken; we can only take the stairs.

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 (zhítī) is a vertical elevator; 扶梯 (fútī) or 自动扶梯 (zìdòng fútī) is an escalator. But most people just say 电梯 for both.

Stroke Order

电 diàn

梯 tī