楼梯 (lóu tī) — stairs; staircase

Definition

楼梯 (lóutī) means the staircase itself — the whole set of steps inside a building. Use 楼 for the building; 阶梯 is a more formal, written word for a flight of steps.

noun
stairsstaircase
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 楼梯
    Zhè ge lóu tī hěn gān jìng.
    This staircase is very clean.
  • 楼梯
    Wǒ měi tiān zǒu lóu tī shàng xué.
    I take the stairs to school every day.
  • 楼梯
    Zhè ge lóu tī yǒu shí wǔ bù.
    This staircase has fifteen steps.

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