楼梯 meaning in English

lóutī

stair; staircase

HSK 4nounTraditional 樓梯24 strokes

Meaning of 楼梯

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

lóutī

stair
staircase

Measure word: 個|个

How to use 楼梯

楼梯 is the everyday word for stairs inside a building. You usually 走楼梯 (zǒu lóutī) or 上楼梯 (shàng lóutī). Example: 电梯坏了，我们走楼梯吧。(Diàntī huài le, wǒmen zǒu lóutī ba.) The elevator is broken, let's take the stairs.

楼 (lóu) means a building with floors, and 梯 (tī) means a ladder or steps. Both have the wood radical 木, so picture old wooden steps that take you from floor to floor of a building.

Common mistake: Learners often mix up 楼梯 (lóutī) with 电梯 (diàntī), which means elevator or escalator, so check the first character. Also keep 梯 in first tone, not second like 题 (tí).

楼梯 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ的de房fáng子zi有yǒu两liǎng座zuò楼lóu梯tī。

My house has two flights of stairs.

他tā爬pá上shàng了le楼lóu梯tī。

He climbed the stairs.

这zhè名míng老lǎo妇fù艰jiān难nán地dì爬pá上shàng楼lóu梯tī。

The old lady climbed the stairs with difficulty.

再zài走zǒu一yī步bù的de话huà，你nǐ就jiù已yǐ经jīng跌diē下xià楼lóu梯tī了le。

Another step, and you would have fallen down the stairs.

事shì故gù发fā生shēng时shí，敬jìng勿wù使shǐ用yòng电diàn梯tī，请qǐng使shǐ用yòng楼lóu梯tī。

In an emergency, use the stairway, not the elevator.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

楼 lóu · house with more than 1 story · 13 strokes

梯 tī · ladder · 11 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 楼梯.

楼上	lóu shàng	upstairs; (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread
楼下	lóu xià	downstairs
教学楼	jiàoxuélóu	school building; academic building
电梯	diàntī	elevator; escalator
大楼	dà lóu	building (a relatively large, multistory one)
上楼	shàng lóu	to go upstairs
下楼	xià lóu	to go downstairs
楼房	lóufáng	a building of two or more stories
楼道	lóudào	corridor; passageway (in storied building)
写字楼	xiězìlóu	office building
梯子	tīzi	ladder; stepladder; (Internet slang) VPN or other tool used to circumvent internet censors
阶梯	jiētī	flight of steps; (fig.) stepping stone; way to reach the goal of

Questions about 楼梯

What does 楼梯 mean?

楼梯 (lóutī) means "stair; staircase" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 楼梯?

楼梯 is made of 2 characters: 楼 (13 strokes), 梯 (11 strokes). That is 24 strokes in total.

Is 楼梯 an HSK word?

Yes. 楼梯 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 楼梯 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 楼梯 is written 樓梯.

How do you say go up or down the stairs in Chinese?

Say 上楼梯 (shàng lóutī) for going up and 下楼梯 (xià lóutī) for going down. If you just mean going upstairs or downstairs, 上楼 (shàng lóu) and 下楼 (xià lóu) are shorter and very common.

What measure word is used with 楼梯?

A common choice is 段 (duàn) for a flight of stairs, as in 一段楼梯 (yí duàn lóutī). In casual speech many people also just say 这个楼梯 (zhège lóutī).