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电扶梯

電扶梯
diànfútī
noun

Measure Word

一部电扶梯 bù

Meanings

  1. 1 escalator

Examples

HSK 2
我们坐电扶梯上二楼吧。
Wǒmen zuò diànfútī shàng èr lóu ba.
Let's take the escalator up to the second floor.
HSK 5
这个地铁站很深，坐电扶梯要好几分钟才能到站台。
Zhège dìtiězhàn hěn shēn, zuò diànfútī yào hǎojǐ fēnzhōng cái néng dào zhàntái.
This metro station is so deep that the escalator takes several minutes to reach the platform.

Tips

usage
The usual word in Taiwan and Hong Kong. On the mainland people say 扶梯, with 自动扶梯 on signs, and 电梯 there can mean either a lift or an escalator.

Stroke Order

电 diàn
扶 fú
梯 tī