电梯 (diàn tī) — elevator
Definition
电 means 'electric' and 梯 means 'ladder/stairs', so 电梯 literally means 'electric ladder' — a standard, everyday word for elevator. It is a noun, not a verb: pair it with the measure word 台 or 部, and say 坐电梯 to mean 'take the elevator'.
noun
elevator
Measure word · 台, 部
Examples
- 电梯。Wǒ men zuò diàn tī shàng lóu ba.Let's take the elevator upstairs.
- 电梯，？diàn tī Zài zuǒ biān, nǐ kàn dào le ma?The elevator is on the left, do you see it?
- 电梯。Zhè bù diàn tī néng zuò shí gè rén.This elevator can hold ten people.
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