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电扶梯
diànfútī
Description
电扶梯是一种会自己动的楼梯，站上去就能把你带到楼上或楼下。
An 电扶梯 is a type of staircase that moves by itself, carrying you upstairs or downstairs when you stand on it.
在商场和地铁站里，我们常常会看到电扶梯。
We often see 电扶梯 in shopping malls and subway stations.
Meanings
电扶梯diànfútī
escalator; moving staircase
我们坐电扶梯上二楼吧。
Let's take the escalator to the second floor.
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Notes
- Etymology
电 (electric) + 扶梯 (staircase with handrail), i.e. a powered moving staircase.
- Nuance
电扶梯/自动扶梯 is a moving staircase; 电梯 is an elevator (lift).
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