The Chinese word for elevator is
电梯
diàn tī
Chinese Definition
| elevator | |
| 1. 使物上升的装置 | |
| 2. 电梯 | |
| 3. 升降舵 | |
| 4. 谷仓 | |
| 5. 起谷机 | |
| 6. 举肌 | |
| Components | |
| 电 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 電 | |
| 梯 | |
| 1. ladder; steps; stairs | |
| 擔 堂 梯 - to carry a ladder | |
| 2. ladder-shaped object | |
| 3. to climb | |
| 4. to lean against | |
| 5. (Hong Kong, in compounds) escalator | |
| 梯 旁 - along the Central–Mid-Levels escalator - |
Translations for 梯 and their definitions
| 電梯 | |
| 1. n. elevator; lift | |
| 坐 電梯 - to take the lift (literally, “to sit in the lift”) | |
| 殘疾人 電梯 - accessible elevator | |
| 貴賓 電梯 - VIP-only elevator | |
| 員工 電梯 - staff elevator | |
| 遇 有 火災 請 勿 使用 電梯。 - Do not use elevator in case of fire. | |
| 2. n. escalator |
| 电梯 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 電梯 |
| 升降機 | |
| 1. n. elevator; lift | |
| 2. n. aerial work platform |
| 升降机 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 升降機 |
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Pronunciation
diàn tī
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