步步高 (bù bù gāo) — multi-tiered shelf (with ascending levels); ladder (with rungs or steps)
Definition
Literally 'step by step higher,' 步步高 names a multi-tiered shelf whose levels rise like ladder rungs. The two existing glosses describe the same object from different angles — a ladder-like frame used as a stepped display shelf.
noun
multi-tiered shelf (with ascending levels)ladder (with rungs or steps)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 步步高。Tā bǎ shū fàng zài bù bù gāo shàng.He put the books on the multi-tiered shelf.
- 步步高，。Zhè ge bù bù gāo yǒu sān céng, kě yǐ fàng hěn duō dōng xī.This multi-tiered shelf has three levels and can hold a lot of things.
- 步步高。Tā pá shàng bù bù gāo qù ná gāo chù de gōng jù.He climbed the ladder to get the tools from the high place.
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