Sentence #374848 from Tatoeba · translation adapted
How 电梯 is built
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电diànlightning
曰say · yuē
乚second (cyclical) form of 乙 · yǐ
Memory aidSimplified from 電: lightning under the rain 雨: electricity.
梯tīladder; stairs
木tree · mùMeaning part
弟young brother · dìSound part
木 hints at the meaning (tree); 弟 (dì) hints at the sound. Compare it with tī.
How to write 电梯
电 5 strokes · 梯 11 strokes
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Stroke order chart for 电梯 (diàntī). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
电梯 (diàntī) means “lift” or “escalator”. It is an HSK 3 word.
Say it diàntī: diàn with a 4th tone, then tī with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 电梯 is written 電梯. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 台 (tái) or 部 (bù). For example, one lift is 一台电梯 (yì tái diàntī).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type dianti with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 电梯 from the suggestions. Typing dianti into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
电梯 is an HSK 3 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
电diàn4th tone, falling
梯tī1st tone, high and level
