Korean

계단
Meaning: stairs
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

階
段

Example sentences

Please be careful going down the stairs.
계단을 한 단씩 조심스럽게 올라갔다.
I carefully went up the stairs one step at a time.
저는 계단을 내려갔습니다.
I went down the stairs.
엘리베이터가 고장 나서 계단으로 걸어 올라갔다.
The elevator was broken, so I walked up the stairs.
아이가 계단에서 넘어져서 울었어요.
The child fell on the stairs and cried.
계단을 정신없이 오르락내리락 뛰는 아이를 말렸다.
I stopped the child who was running up and down the stairs frantically.
그는 계단에서 발을 헛디뎌 발목을 다쳤다.
He missed his step on the stairs and hurt his ankle.
계단을 오르자 숨소리가 가빠졌다.
As I climbed the stairs, my breathing became rapid.
계단이 미끄러우니 조심히 내려가세요.
The stairs are slippery, so please go down carefully.

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