Sentence #889133 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters
How 楼梯 is built
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楼lóuhouse with more than 1 story
木tree · mùMeaning part
娄a constellation · LóuSound part
木 hints at the meaning (tree); 娄 (Lóu) hints at the sound. Compare it with lóu.
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 楼梯
楼 13 strokes · 梯 11 strokes
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Stroke order chart for 楼梯 (lóutī). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
楼梯 (lóutī) means “stairs” or “staircase”. It is an HSK 3.0 Level 3 word.
Say it lóutī: lóu with a 2nd 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, 楼梯 is written 樓梯. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one stairs is 一个楼梯 (yí ge lóutī).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type louti with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 楼梯 from the suggestions. Typing louti into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
楼梯 is an HSK 3.0 Level 3 word in the official 2021 syllabus, and it is on our HSK 3.0 Band 5 word list. It is not on the older 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.
楼lóu2nd tone, rising
梯tī1st tone, high and level
