Chinese Word of the Day

电梯
diàn tī

elevator

Definitions

Chinese > English
电梯
1. Simplified form of 電梯
電梯	diàntī
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
English > Chinese
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
電
1. electricity
梯	tī
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 -