How to Say "Ladder" in Chinese

梯子

tīzi

The English word ladder in Chinese is 梯子. If unsure, use 梯子 (tīzi). Wiktionary also lists 扶梯 (fútī).

Meaning: climbing tool (noun)

Ways to say it

“ladder” in Chinese
Chinese	Romanization (Wiktionary)
梯子	tīzi
扶梯	fútī

The most common and standard term for ladder in Mandarin Chinese is 梯子.

The word 梯子 consists of 梯 (ladder/steps) and 子 (a common noun suffix).

While 梯子 refers to a portable climbing tool, 扶梯 refers to an escalator or moving stairs found in public spaces.

tīzi

Chinese speakers use the term 梯子 in modern internet slang to refer to a VPN or a tool used to 'climb over' the Great Firewall to access blocked websites.
In some traditional architectural contexts, Chinese 'ladders' are integrated as 'cloud ladders' 云梯 in ancient military history, used for scaling city walls during sieges.
The character 梯 is composed of the radical for 'wood' 木, reflecting the historical reality that most ladders were constructed from timber.

她从梯子上摔了下来。
She fell down the ladder.
This sentence is useful for describing an accident involving the form 梯子.
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把梯子靠墙放着。
Stand the ladder against the wall.
This sentence is useful for giving instructions on how to position the form 梯子.
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汤姆爬上了梯子。
Tom climbed up the ladder.
This sentence is useful for describing the action of climbing the form 梯子.
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请拿那把梯子过来。
Please bring that ladder over here.
备用的通道梯应该放置在墙角。
The spare access ladder should be placed in the corner.
他正在爬梯子修理屋顶。
He is climbing a ladder to repair the roof.
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志强正在修补高处的灯泡。

佳怡 Jiayi

志强，你需要梯子吗？
Zhìqiáng, nǐ xūyào tízi ma?
Zhiqiang, do you need a ladder?
志强 Zhiqiang

是的，请帮我拿一把。
Shì de, qǐng bāng wǒ ná yī bǎ.
Yes, please help me get one.
佳怡 Jiayi

这把梯子够高吗？
Zhè bǎ tízi gòu gāo ma?
Is this ladder high enough?
志强 Zhiqiang

够高，谢谢你，佳怡。
Gòu gāo, xièxiè nǐ, Jiāyí.
It's high enough, thank you, Jiayi.

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