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楼梯

lóu tī · lou ti

Traditional 樓梯

HSK 4Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. stair
  2. staircase
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The elevator is broken

  1. Liangliang

    电梯(diàntī)坏(huài)了(le)，我们(wǒmen)要(yào)走(zǒu)楼梯(lóutī)了(le)。

    The elevator is broken. We have to take the stairs.

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)家(jiā)在(zài)十楼(shílóu)啊(a)！

    My home is on the tenth floor!

  3. Liangliang

    十楼(shílóu)的(de)楼梯(lóutī)好(hǎo)长(cháng)啊(a)。

    The stairs to the tenth floor are so long.

  4. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)慢慢(mànmàn)走(zǒu)，边(biān)走(zǒu)边(biān)聊天(liáotiān)。

    Let us walk slowly and chat as we go.

  5. Liangliang

    看(kàn)，电梯(diàntī)修好(xiūhǎo)了(le)！

    Look, the elevator is fixed!

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)刚才(gāngcái)白(bái)走(zǒu)楼梯(lóutī)了(le)。

    Then we walked the stairs for nothing.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)的(de)房(fáng)子(zi)有(yǒu)两(liǎng)座(zuò)楼(lóu)梯(tī)。

My house has two flights of stairs.

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

02

我(wǒ)滑(huá)了(le)一(yì)跤(jiāo)并(bìng)从(cóng)楼(lóu)梯(tī)上(shàng)摔(shuāi)下(xià)来(lái)。

I slipped and fell down the stairs.

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

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