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地铁

dì tiě · di tie

Traditional 地鐵

HSK 2Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. underground railway; subway
  2. subway train
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  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)坐(zuò)地铁(dìtiě)去(qù)吧(ba)，不(bù)堵车(dǔchē)。

    Let us take the subway. No traffic jam.

  2. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，地铁站(dìtiězhàn)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    OK. Where is the subway station?

  3. Dengdeng

    就在(jiùzài)前面(qiánmiàn)，走路(zǒulù)三分钟(sānfēnzhōng)。

    Just ahead. Three minutes on foot.

  4. Liangliang

    地铁(dìtiě)里(lǐ)人(rén)多(duō)吗(ma)？

    Is the subway crowded?

  5. Dengdeng

    现在(xiànzài)是(shì)下午(xiàwǔ)，人(rén)不多(bùduō)。

    It is afternoon, so not many.

  6. Liangliang

    哎呀(āiyā)……这班(zhèbān)地铁(dìtiě)是(shì)去(qù)机场(jīchǎng)的(de)。

    Oh... this subway goes to the airport.

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2 examples
01

爸(bà)爸(bà)乘(chéng)早(zǎo)上(shang)7点(diǎn)的(de)地(dì)铁(tiě)去(qù)上(shàng)班(bān)。

Father takes the 7:00 subway to work.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)在(zài)银(yín)座(zuò)搭(dā)乘(chéng)了(le)地(dì)铁(tiě)。

She got on the subway at Ginza.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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地
dì

earth; ground

铁
tiě

iron (metal); arms

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