电梯
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 3
电梯 (diàntī) · elevator
电梯 (diàntī) means “elevator; lift”. It is written with 2 characters: 电 (electricity) + 梯 (ladder). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 电梯 is built
The characters
电 diàn · electricity
What 电 is made of
- 曰yuē — to speak
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: Simplified form of 電; lightning 申 from a storm cloud 雨 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
梯 tī · ladder
What 梯 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 弟dì — young brother
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 弓gōng — bow
- 丷ha — kwukyel
Origin hint: 木 gives the meaning, 弟 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们坐电梯上去吧。Wǒmen zuò diàntī shàngqù ba.Let's take the elevator up.
请问，电梯在哪儿？Qǐngwèn, diàntī zài nǎr?Excuse me, where is the elevator?
Questions about 电梯
What does 电梯 mean?
电梯 (diàntī) means “elevator; lift”.
How do you pronounce 电梯?
电梯 is pronounced diàntī.
Which HSK level is 电梯?
电梯 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 打电话dǎdiànhuàto make a phone call
- 电话diànhuàtelephone
- 电脑diànnǎocomputer
- 电视diànshìtelevision
- 电视机diànshìjītelevision set
- 电影diànyǐngfilm
- 电影院diànyǐngyuàncinema
- 电视剧diànshìjùTV series
- 电视台diànshìtáiTV station
- 电台diàntáiradio station
Learn 电梯 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 90: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.