Definition
梯 is a bound form (b.f.), meaning it cannot stand alone as a word but must combine with other characters to form compounds. It appears in words like 楼梯 (stairs), 电梯 (elevator), and 梯田 (terraced fields). As a morpheme, it conveys the idea of ladder-like steps or terraced layers.
b.f.
(bound form) ladderstairssteps(bound form) terracedstepped (as in 梯田)
Examples
- ，。Zhè dòng lóu yǒu sān céng lóu tī, méiyǒu diàntī.This building has three flights of stairs and no elevator.
- 梯，。Nóngcūn de tī tián céngcéng diédié, fēicháng zhuàngguān.The terraced fields in the countryside are layered and spectacular.
- ，。Qǐng zǒu lóu tī, zhùyì jiǎoxià ānquán.Please take the stairs and watch your step.
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