地铁 (dì tiě): Underground train (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

HSK 3

dì地

earth; ground; place; land

tiě铁

iron (the metal)

4.

How to Use 地铁 in Sentences

Adjective + Nounwith新

xīn新

dì地

tiě铁

neutral

new subway

Measure Word + Nounwith条

yī一

tiáo条

dì地

tiě铁

Noun + Nounwith站

dì地

tiě铁

zhàn站

neutral

subway station

Verb + Objectwith坐

zuò坐

dì地

tiě铁

neutral

take the subway

5.

Example Sentences with 地铁

wèi为

le了

huán环

bǎo保

，

wǒ我

jiàn建

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cǎo dì

lawn

各地gè dìin all parts of (a country)

地址dì zhǐaddress

地点dì diǎnlocation

地球dì qiúearth

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How to Use 地铁 in Sentences

Adjective + Nounwith新

xīn新

dì地

tiě铁

neutral

new subway

Measure Word + Nounwith条

yī一

tiáo条

dì地

tiě铁

Noun + Nounwith站

dì地

tiě铁

zhàn站

neutral

subway station

Verb + Objectwith坐

zuò坐

dì地

tiě铁

neutral

take the subway

5.

Example Sentences with 地铁

wèi为

le了

huán环

bǎo保

，

wǒ我

jiàn建

neutral

a subway line

yì议

nǐ你

duō多

chéng乘

zuò坐

dì地

tiě铁

chū出

xíng行

。

For environmental protection, I suggest you take the metro more often.

nǐ你

zhī知

dào道

zhè这

fù附

jìn近

yǒu有

dì地

tiě铁

xiàn线

lù路

tú图

ma吗

？

Do you know if there's a metro map around here?

tā他

jīn今

tiān天

méi没

zuò坐

dì地

tiě铁

，

yīn因

wèi为

dì地

tiě铁

lín临

shí时

tíng停

yùn运

le了

。

He didn't take the metro today because it was temporarily suspended.

suī虽

rán然

dì地

tiě铁

hěn很

kuài快

，

dàn但

yǒu有

shí时

wǒ我

gèng更

xiǎng享

shòu受

qí骑

zì自

xíng行

chē车

。

Although the metro is fast, sometimes I enjoy riding a bicycle more.

xià下

bān班

hòu后

，

wǒ我

men们

cháng常

zài在

dì地

tiě铁

zhàn站

páng旁

biān边

de的

kā咖

fēi啡

guǎn馆

jiàn见

miàn面

。

After work, we often meet at the cafe next to the metro station.

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