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乘電梯

sing4 din6 tai1

cheng2 dian4 ti1

to take the lift (U.S.: elevator); to ride the lift | [粵]: 搭𨋢 | Syn.: 搭升降機; 搭電梯

Level: 3
This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 國

乘電梯 / 乘电梯

This word was added by tym on 11th Sep 2005 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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乘 sing4 sing6 | sing6 {sing4 sing cheng2 {sheng4} | sheng4 {cheng - to ride; to mount; to go aboard (horse)
電 din6 dian4 - lightning; electricity
梯 tai1 tai2 ti1 ti2 fou2 - [1] [n] ladder; steps; stairs; [2] something

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