1 stair

2 staircase

3 classifier: 个 gè

1 flight of steps

2 (fig.) a means of advancement

3 stepping stone

1 elevator

2 escalator

3 classifier: 台 tái

4 classifier: 部 bù

1 stairway to heaven

2 high mountain road

3 tall ladder on a building or other large structure

4 space elevator

1 to support with the hand

2 to help sb up

3 to support oneself by holding onto something

4 to help

1 to help those in distress (idiom)

1 to support the weak and restrain the strong (idiom); robbing the rich to help the poor

1 to uphold good and suppress evil (idiom)

1 to help people in difficulty and bring relief to the needy (idiom)

1 to help those in distress (idiom)