Hanzi

ladder/stairs

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 4

Pinyin

tī, tí

Bopomofo

ㄊㄧ, ㄊㄧˊ

Jyutping

tai1

Example sentences

這棟公寓沒有電梯,我們只能走樓梯上去。
这栋公寓没有电梯,我们只能走楼梯上去。

This apartment has no elevator, so we can only take the stairs up.

上去 shàngqù
我們爬樓梯上去吧。
我们爬楼梯上去吧。

Let's climb the stairs to go up.

他沿著階梯慢慢走上頂樓。
他沿著阶梯慢慢走上顶楼。

He slowly walked up the stairs to the top floor.

我們坐電梯去十樓吧。
我们坐电梯去十楼吧。

Let's take the elevator to the tenth floor.

梯子 tīzi
他爬上梯子,把棉被收到櫥櫃的頂層。
他爬上梯子,把棉被收到橱柜的顶层。

He climbed the ladder to put the quilt on the top shelf of the cabinet.

這個梯子是由鋁製成的。
这个梯子是由铝制成的。

This ladder is made of aluminum.

梯田 tītián
山谷間的梯田構成了一幅美麗的幾何圖案。
山谷间的梯田构成了一幅美丽的几何图案。

The terraced fields in the valley form a beautiful geometric pattern.

山區的梯田層層堆疊,非常壯觀。
山区的梯田层层堆叠,非常壮观。

The terraced fields in the mountains are stacked layer upon layer, very magnificent.

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