lóu tī
stairs; staircase; stairway
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我走上楼梯，来到二楼。
wǒ zǒu shàng lóutī, lái dào èr lóu.
I walked up the stairs and came to the second floor.
小心，楼梯很滑。
xiǎoxīn, lóutī hěn huá.
Be careful, the stairs are slippery.
楼梯间里很黑，我有点害怕。
lóutījiān lǐ hěn hēi, wǒ yǒu diǎn hàipà.
It was very dark in the stairwell, and I was a little scared.
楼梯 (lóutì)
staircase
阶梯 (jiētí)
steps
扶梯 (fú tī)
escalator
电梯 (diàn tī)
elevator
The Chinese word for "stairs" is 楼梯 (lóutī). It is a compound word made up of two characters: 楼 (lóu), which means "building" or "story," and 梯 (tī), which means "ladder" or "steps." The character 楼 originally meant "a tall building with multiple stories," and it was later extended to mean "stairs" as well. The character 梯 originally meant "a ladder made of bamboo," and it was later extended to mean "stairs" as well. The combination of these two characters creates the word 楼梯, which specifically refers to "stairs" in a building.
