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滚梯

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escalator

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

escalator; moving staircase

informal

An informal, common term for an escalator, widely used in daily conversation. Less formal than '自动扶梯' (zì dòng fú tī).

Qǐng请
kào靠
yòu右
zhàn站
lì立
 ,
bǎ把
zuǒ左
biān边
ràng让
gěi给
zháo着
jí急
de的
chéng乘
kè客
 。

Please stand to the right and leave the left side for passengers in a hurry.

Shāng商
chǎng场
rù入
kǒu口
chù处
yǒu有
liǎng两
bù部
gǔn滚
tī梯
 ,
yī一
bù部
shàng上
xíng行
 ,
yī一
bù部
xià下
xíng行
 。

There are two escalators at the mall entrance, one going up and one going down.

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Dài带
xiǎo小
hái孩
de的
chéng乘
kè客
chéng乘
zuò坐
gǔn滚
tī梯
shí时
yào要
gé格
wài外
xiǎo小
xīn心
 。

Passengers with small children should be extra careful when riding the escalator.

Zhè这
ge个
dì地
tiě铁
zhàn站
de的
gǔn滚
tī梯
huài坏
le了
 ,
wǒ我
men们
zhǐ只
néng能
zǒu走
lóu楼
tī梯
 。

The escalator at this subway station is broken, so we can only take the stairs.