滑梯 huátī sliding board
(children's) sliding board; a slide
How to remember 滑梯: 滑 to slip + 梯 ladder = sliding board.
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How it is used
- Means a slide (the playground kind) - 孩子们玩滑梯 (háizimen wán huátī) the kids play on the slide.
- Concrete noun for the children's sliding board; also an aircraft's emergency escape slide.
- From 滑 (slip) + 梯 (ladder/steps); straightforward everyday word.