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梯子

tī zi · ti zi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. ladder
  2. stepladder
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Kite in the tree

  1. Dengdeng

    风筝(fēngzhēng)挂(guà)在(zài)树上(shùshàng)了(le)！

    The kite is stuck in the tree!

  2. Liangliang

    邻居家(línjūjiā)有(yǒu)梯子(tīzi)，你(nǐ)去(qù)借(jiè)吧(ba)。

    The neighbor has a ladder. Go borrow it.

  3. Dengdeng

    梯子(tīzi)借来(jièlái)了(le)！我(wǒ)爬上去(páshàngqù)……拿到(nádào)了(le)！

    I got the ladder! I climb up... I got it!

  4. Liangliang

    太(tài)好(hǎo)了(le)，我(wǒ)把(bǎ)梯子(tīzi)还给(huángěi)邻居(línjū)吧(ba)。

    Great, I will return the ladder to the neighbor.

  5. Dengdeng

    等等(děngděng)，那(nà)我(wǒ)怎么(zěnme)下来(xiàlai)？

    Wait, then how do I get down?

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2 examples
01

他(tā)失(shī)去(qù)了(le)平(píng)衡(héng)，从(cóng)梯(tī)子(zi)上(shàng)摔(shuāi)了(le)下(xià)来(lái)。

He lost his balance and fell off the ladder.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

男(nán)孩(hái)登(dēng)上(shàng)了(le)梯(tī)子(zi)，向(xiàng)上(shàng)爬(pá)了(le)起(qǐ)来(lái)。

The boy seized the ladder, and began to climb.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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