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铁路

tiě lù · tie lu

Traditional 鐵路

HSK 3Measure word: 条 tiáo

Meaning

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  1. railroad
  2. railway
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A model railway

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)！我(wǒ)在(zài)家(jiā)搭(dā)了(le)一条(yītiáo)铁路(tiělù)！

    Look! I built a railway at home!

  2. Liangliang

    哇(wa)，这条(zhètiáo)铁路(tiělù)真(zhēn)长(cháng)啊(a)！

    Wow, this railway is really long!

  3. Dengdeng

    三米(sānmǐ)，从(cóng)门口(ménkǒu)到(dào)厨房(chúfáng)。

    Three metres, from the door to the kitchen.

  4. Liangliang

    火车(huǒchē)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Where is the train?

  5. Dengdeng

    火车(huǒchē)还(hái)在(zài)路上(lùshang)，快递(kuàidì)还(hái)没(méi)到(dào)。

    The train is still on its way. The delivery hasn't arrived.

  6. Liangliang

    所以(suǒyǐ)你(nǐ)只(zhǐ)有(yǒu)铁路(tiělù)，没有(méiyǒu)火车(huǒchē)吗(ma)？

    So you only have a railway and no train?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)爸(bà)爸(ba)在(zài)铁(tiě)路(lù)工(gōng)作(zuò)。

My dad works on the railways.

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

02

地(dì)图(tú)上(shàng)的(de)红(hóng)线(xiàn)代(dài)表(biǎo)铁(tiě)路(lù)。

The red lines on the map represent a railway.

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

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铁
tiě

iron (metal); arms

路
lù

road; journey

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