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铁

tiě · tie/Tiě · tie

Traditional 鐵

HSK 3

Meaning

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tiě 鐵

  1. iron (metal)
  2. arms
  3. weapons
  4. hard
  5. strong
  6. violent
  7. unshakeable
  8. determined
  9. close
  10. tight (slang)

Tiě 鐵

  1. surname Tie
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Which is heavier

  1. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)锅(guō)是(shì)铁(tiě)的(de)，好重(hǎozhòng)！

    This pan is iron. So heavy!

  2. Liangliang

    铁(tiě)的(de)东西(dōngxi)都(dōu)重(zhòng)。

    Iron things are all heavy.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)一公斤(yīgōngjīn)铁(tiě)和(hé)一公斤(yīgōngjīn)棉花(miánhua)，哪个(nǎge)重(zhòng)？

    Then which is heavier, a kilo of iron or a kilo of cotton?

  4. Liangliang

    当然(dāngrán)是(shì)铁(tiě)！

    Iron, of course!

  5. Dengdeng

    一样(yīyàng)重(zhòng)！

    Same weight!

  6. Liangliang

    啊(a)，我(wǒ)被(bèi)骗(piàn)了(le)。

    Ah, I got tricked.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)栏(lán)杆(gān)是(shì)铁(tiě)做(zuò)的(de)。

Our fence is made of iron.

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02

这(zhè)块(kuài)铁(tiě)很(hěn)重(zhòng)，一(yí)个(gè)人(rén)搬(bān)不(bu)动(dòng)。

This piece of iron is very heavy; one person can't move it.

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