escalator; staircase; ladder
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
escalator; staircase with handrails
Commonly refers to moving escalators in public places, or fixed staircases with railings.
Qǐng请
cóng从
zuǒ左
cè侧
fú扶
tī梯
xià下
lóu楼
。
Please take the escalator on the left to go downstairs.
Dì地
tiě铁
zhàn站
de的
fú扶
tī梯
huài坏
le了
，
wǒ我
men们
zhǐ只
néng能
zǒu走
lóu楼
tī梯
。
The escalator at the subway station is broken, so we have to take the stairs.
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Lǎo老
rén人
fú扶
zhe着
fú扶
tī梯
màn慢
man慢
wǎng往
shàng上
zǒu走
。
The elderly person held the railing and slowly walked up the staircase.
noun
ladder
dialectRegional or dialectal usage, primarily found in some southern Chinese dialects or older texts.
Bān搬
ge个
fú扶
tī梯
lái来
，
wǒ我
yào要
xiū修
wū屋
dǐng顶
。
Bring a ladder over, I need to repair the roof.
Jiù旧
shí时
fāng方
yán言
zhōng中
chēng称
tī梯
zi子
wéi为
fú扶
tī梯
。
In old dialects, ladders were called 'fútī'.