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電扶梯

din6 fu4 tai1

dian4 fu2 ti1

escalator | Syn.: 自動樓梯; 電動扶梯; 自動扶梯 | Google Hits (Sep 2005): 33,300

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 92,700

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

電扶梯

This word was added by tym on 4th Sep 2005 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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電 din6 dian4 - lightning; electricity
扶 fu4 fu2 - to help; to support; to lean upon
梯 tai1 tai2 ti1 ti2 fou2 - [1] [n] ladder; steps; stairs; [2] something

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