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7-9

stairs

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

jie1ti1 jiētī

Meaning


Primary

stairs

Alternatives

staircase

Mnemonic


阶梯 Stairs are sort of like a 梯 ladder made out of 阶 steps instead of rungs.

Usage


他 一 步步 地 走 下 阶梯。

He walked down the stairs step by step.

他 爬 上 了 山 的 阶梯。

He hiked up the mountain stairs.