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地铁 (dì tiě): subway, metro

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 2noun

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: subway, metro
Characters: 2
Part of speech: noun
HSK level: HSK 2

Full definitions

underground railway
subway
subway train
underground railway
subway
metro

Chinese explanation

城市中在地下运行的电气化铁路交通系统，通常建在地面以下，用来运送大量乘客
也指乘坐这种交通工具，例如坐地铁上班。

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Character breakdown

HSK 3

-ly

HSK 7

iron (metal)

Example sentences

I take the subway to work every day.

There is a convenience store near the subway station.

This subway system has opened a new line.

What time is it now? Is the subway still running?

Beijing's subway is both cheap and convenient.

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