Definition
楼梯 (lóu tī) is the everyday word for stairs or a staircase in a building. 楼道 (lóu dào) refers to the corridor or hallway (which may include stairs), not the stairs themselves. 阶梯 (jiē tī) is more formal and can also mean a figurative 'stepping stone'.
noun
stairsstaircase
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 楼梯。Zhège lóu tī hěn gānjìng.This staircase is very clean.
- 楼梯。Wǒ měitiān zǒu lóu tī shàngxué.I take the stairs to school every day.
- 楼梯。Zhège lóu tī yǒu shíwǔ bù.This staircase has fifteen steps.
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