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title: "Louti Meaning: 楼梯 (lóutī) Means “stairs”"
description: "楼梯 (traditional 樓梯, lóutī) means “stairs; staircase”. Hear its tones, see what 楼 and 梯 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/louti"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 楼梯 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

楼梯 lóutī

## stairs; staircase

## Its characters

1. 楼 lóu building (with more than one story)
2. 梯 tī ladder

## In a sentence

电梯坏了，我们只能走楼梯。 The elevator is broken, so we have to take the stairs.

**楼梯**很黑，她的心跳得很快。

From [七楼 · 第十一天 · The Seventh Floor, Episode 11: The Iron Door Opens](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-seventh-floor-episode-11-the-iron-door-opens#library-word-104-106)

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## More words with 楼 or 梯

- [电梯 diàntī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dianti)
- [酒楼 jiǔlóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiulou)
- [楼道 lóudào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/loudao)

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