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

工人们在脚手架上粉刷大楼的外墙。

Gōngrén men zài jiǎoshǒujià shàng fěnshuā dàlóu de wài qiáng.

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

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