梯
ladder; escalator; terraced
Meanings
3 senses · 15 examplesnoun
ladder; stairs; steps for going up or down
Refers generally to any device used for ascending or descending, such as a ladder or a staircase.
Please bring the ladder over.
He climbed up the ladder to fix the light.
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The firefighter set up the ladder to save people.
Is this ladder tall enough?
Watch the stairs, the floor is slippery.
noun
escalator; moving staircase; electric stairs
Often refers to mechanical devices like escalators (自动梯) or elevators (电梯) in compounds.
Please take the escalator to the third floor.
The elevator is too crowded, let's walk up.
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The escalator is broken and is being repaired.
She is standing on the left side of the escalator.
The speed of this escalator is very slow.
adjective
terraced; shaped like a ladder
Usually used to describe terraced fields (梯田) or trapezoidal shapes.
There are large areas of terraced fields on the mountain.
The terraced fields are layered and magnificent.
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Farmers grow rice in the terraced fields.
Terraced fields help prevent soil erosion.
This is a trapezoidal square.