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階梯

stairs

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

jie1ti1 • jiētī

Meaning

Primary

stairs

Alternatives

staircase

Mnemonic

階梯 Stairs are sort of like a 梯 ladder made out of 階 steps instead of rungs.

Usage

他 一 步步 地 走 下 階梯。

He walked down the stairs step by step.

他 爬 上 了 山 的 階梯。

He hiked up the mountain stairs.