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钢铁

gāng tiě · gang tie

Traditional 鋼鐵

Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. steel
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The steel bridge

  1. Liangliang

    这(zhè)座(zuò)桥(qiáo)是(shì)用(yòng)钢铁(gāngtiě)造(zào)的(de)。

    This bridge is built from steel.

  2. Dengdeng

    钢铁(gāngtiě)怎么(zěnme)这么(zhème)结实(jiēshi)？

    Why is steel so sturdy?

  3. Liangliang

    因为(yīnwèi)钢铁(gāngtiě)又硬又重(yòuyìngyòuzhòng)。

    Because steel is hard and heavy.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)变成(biànchéng)钢铁(gāngtiě)侠(xiá)！

    I want to become Iron Man too!

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)昨天(zuótiān)跑(pǎo)了(le)五分钟(wǔfēnzhōng)就(jiù)累(lèi)了(le)。

    Yesterday you ran for five minutes and got tired.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)是(shì)钢铁(gāngtiě)，只是(zhǐshì)有点(yǒudiǎn)生锈(shēngxiù)了(le)！

    Then I'm steel, just a bit rusty!

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2 examples
01

那(nà)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)许(xǔ)多(duō)雏(chú)菊(jú)围(wéi)绕(rào)着(zhe)钢(gāng)铁(tiě)大(dà)厦(shà)。

There are daisies around the steel building.

Tatoeba: Chinese by pig8322 · English by derpapottamus · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

在(zài)钢(gāng)铁(tiě)大(dà)厦(shà)的(de)旁(páng)边(biān)有(yǒu)许(xǔ)多(duō)的(de)雏(chú)菊(jú)。

There are daisies next to the steel building.

Tatoeba: Chinese by pig8322 · English by derpapottamus · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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