Chinese
lóutī
Meaning: stairs; staircase
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

樓梯
樓
梯
楼梯
楼
梯

Example sentences

This apartment has no elevator, so we can only take the stairs up.
我們爬樓梯上去吧。
我们爬楼梯上去吧。
Let's climb the stairs to go up.
電梯故障了,請走樓梯。
电梯故障了,请走楼梯。
The elevator is out of order, please use the stairs.
他年紀大了,爬樓梯感到非常吃力。
他年纪大了,爬楼梯感到非常吃力。
He is old, and he finds climbing stairs very strenuous.

Usage Notes

Refers to a set of steps for moving between floors.

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