Chinese Conversation · Level 52
90 words
Chinese word
自动扶梯
Pronunciation
Pinyinzì dòng fú tī
Meaning
- nounescalator
Example
他从自动扶梯上来了。tā cóng zì dòng fú tī shàng lái le
He came up the escalator.
More examples
请站在自动扶梯的一侧，别挡路。qǐng zhàn zài zì dòng fú tī de yí cè bié dǎng lù
Please stand on one side of the escalator and do not block the way.
Core concept
A continuous set of steps that turns a fixed staircase into a slow ride between levels.
Common phrases
乘自动扶梯chéng zì dòng fú tī
take the escalator
站在自动扶梯一侧zhàn zài zì dòng fú tī yí cè
stand on one side of the escalator
扶着自动扶梯的扶手fú zhe zì dòng fú tī de fú shǒu
hold on to the escalator handrail
Similar words
扶手电梯fú shǒu diàn tī: A handrail-equipped staircase that uses electricity to carry people between levels.
手扶梯shǒu fú tī: A handrail staircase that carries people while they travel up or down.
电扶梯diàn fú tī: A staircase driven by electricity that transports people from one floor to another.
电梯diàn tī: A building lift with a cabin for moving people or goods vertically.
Definition in Chinese
一种带扶手、能自行运转、供人上下的机械阶梯。yì zhǒng dài fú shǒu néng zì xíng yùn zhuǎn gōng rén shàng xià de jī xiè jiē tī
Word origin
自动扶梯 (zìdòngfútī, "escalator") is built from 自动 (zìdòng, "automatic") and 扶梯 (fútī, "stairway with a handrail"), a transparent combination that describes stairs powered to move people.
Usage tips
- In everyday Chinese, the word often appears in directions around buildings, where the surrounding context indicates whether the moving stairs go up or down.