Chinese word

楼梯间

Pronunciation

Pinyinlóu tī jiān

Meaning

  • nounstairwell

Example

我把包放在楼梯间了。wǒ bǎ bāo fàng zài lóu tī jiān le

I put my bag in the stairwell.

Illustration for 楼梯间 (stairwell)

More examples

请不要在楼梯间里堆放杂物。qǐng bú yào zài lóu tī jiān lǐ duī fàng zá wù

Please do not store miscellaneous items in the stairwell.

Core concept

An enclosed or partly enclosed vertical passage where people move between floors, with the nearby landings as part of the space.

Common phrases

  • 在楼梯间里zài lóu tī jiān lǐ

    in the stairwell

  • 走进楼梯间zǒu jìn lóu tī jiān

    walk into the stairwell

  • 楼梯间的灯lóu tī jiān de dēng

    stairwell light

Similar words

楼梯lóu tī: A set of steps for moving up and down between floors.
楼道lóu dào: A shared indoor passage leading to rooms and stairs.
楼梯口lóu tī kǒu: The entrance to a stairway or the area around it.
走廊zǒu láng: A long indoor passage for moving between rooms.

Definition in Chinese

通常指建筑物里用来连接楼层、包含楼梯的封闭或半封闭空间，与单纯的台阶（楼梯）相对。tōng cháng zhǐ jiàn zhù wù lǐ yòng lái lián jiē lóu céng bāo hán lóu tī de fēng bì huò bàn fēng bì kōng jiān yǔ dān chún de tái jiē lóu tī xiāng duì

Word origin

楼梯间 (lóutījiān, "stairwell") is built from 楼 (lóu, "building or floor") + 梯 (tī, "ladder or stairs") + 间 (jiān, "room or space"), so its parts describe a building space organized around stairs.

Usage tips

  • In everyday directions, adding a floor number makes this location clear, as a building may have more than one such space.

Other meanings

  • stair hallnoun

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