梯 (tai1 | ti1) : ladder; stairs

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梯

tai1

ti1

[1] ladder; stairs; steps
[2] sth shaped like a ladder or staircase

Stroke count: 11

Level: 1

Radical: 木 (#75)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

梯

This word has been viewed 9171 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 18th Nov 2013 13:33

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電梯 din6 tai1 dian4 ti1 = lift

自動電梯 zi6 dung6 din6 tai1 zi4 dong4 dian4 ti1 = escalator

樓梯 lau4 tai1 lou2 ti1 = stairway; staircase

電動扶梯 din6 dung6 fu4 tai1 dian4 dong4 fu2 ti1 = escalator

電扶梯 din6 fu4 tai1 dian4 fu2 ti1 = escalator

自動扶梯 zi6 dung6 fu4 tai1 zi4 dong4 fu2 ti1 = escalator

乘電梯 sing4 din6 tai1 cheng2 dian4 ti1 = to take the lift (elevator) 國

梯級 tai1 kap1 = rundle, rung of a ladder

梯恩梯 tai1 jan1 tai1 ti1 en1 ti1 = TNT (trinitrotoluene) as a loanword

梯度 tai1 dou6 ti1 du4 = gradient

樓梯口 lau4 tai1 hau2 lou2 ti1 kou3 = [n] head of a set of stairs

雲梯車 wan4 tai1 ce1 = a ladder car, a cherry picker (vehicle with basket to lift workers up into the air)

梯田 tai1 tin4 = terraced farm fields

扶梯 fu4 tai1 fu2 ti1 = ladder

一梯兩伙 jat1 tai1 loeng5 fo2 = a dwelling with two flats one on each side of a stairwell

曲尺樓梯 kuk1 cek3 lau4 tai1 qu1 chi3 lou2 ti1 = staircase with right-angled turn; L-shaped staircase (common formation)

擔梯 daam1 tai1 = the lowest grade in the exam: H (H級)

梯板 tai1 baan2 ti1 ban3 = gangplank; gangway

舷梯 jin4 tai1 = gangway (lit., "ramp/ladder going up the side of a boat")

𡄽滑梯 soe4 waat6 tai1 = to slide down a slide 粵

梯屋 tai1 uk1 = stairhood

馬騮梯 maa5 lau4*1 tai1 = a monkey ladder; "monkey bars" 粵

行人電梯 hang4 jan4 din6 tai1 = escalator 粵

扶手電梯 fu4 sau2 din6 tai1 fu2 shou3 dian4 ti1 = escalator

𨅝樓梯 jaang3 lau4 tai1 = climb up the stairs 粵

擘梯 maak3 tai1 bo4 ti1 = double ladder; standing ladder 粵

人字梯 jan4 zi6 tai1 ren2 zi4 ti1 = step ladder; standing ladder; double ladder

天梯 tin1 tai1 tian1 ti1 = tall ladder on a building or other large structure

梯形 tai1 jing4 ti1 xing2 = [math.] trapezium, trapezoid

溫度梯度 wan1 dou6 tai1 dou6 wen1 du4 ti1 du4 = temperature gradient

樓梯欄杆 lau4 tai1 laan4 gon1 lou2 ti1 lan2 gan1 = [n] a balustrade

梯形編隊 tai1 jing4 pin1 deoi6*2 ti1 xing2 bian1 dui4 = echelon

樓梯機 lau4 tai1 gei1 lou2 ti1 ji1 = stepping machine

半山自動扶梯 bun3 saan1 zi6 dung6 fu4 tai1 = the Mid-level escalators

Showing all 2 examples containing 梯

你有張良計，我有過牆梯
Yours is a good idea, but mine is an even better plan.
[is an expression. 張良 was a famous master strategist. lit: You may have 張良's plan, but I have an escalade (a rampart-scaling ladder)]

消防員救出被困電梯內嘅三人。粵
Fire fighters rescued three people trapped inside a lift.

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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