Noununderground train; tube; metro

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 地铁.
地 stroke order svg
铁 stroke order svg

Practice writing 地铁 (dì tiě) with our free printable handwriting worksheet

Character Breakdown

地铁 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 地铁 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 地铁 with other words naturally.
Adjective + Nounwith
xīn
tiě
neutral
new subway
Measure Word + Nounwith
tiáo
tiě
neutral
a subway line
Noun + Nounwith
tiě
zhàn
neutral
subway station
Verb + Objectwith
zuò
tiě
neutral
take the subway

Example Sentences with 地铁

zuò
tiě
xué
xiào
I take the subway to school.
wèi
le
huán
bǎo
jiàn
duō
chéng
zuò
tiě
chū
xíng
For environmental protection, I suggest you take the metro more often.
zhī
dào
zhè
jìn
yǒu
tiě
xiàn线
ma
Do you know if there's a metro map around here?
tiě
zhàn
jiā
hěn
jìn
zǒu
zhǐ
yào
fēn
zhōng
The subway station is very close to my home, only a five-minute walk.
jīn
tiān
méi
zuò
tiě
yīn
wèi
tiě
lín
shí
tíng
yùn
le
He didn't take the metro today because it was temporarily suspended.
suī
rán
tiě
hěn
kuài
dàn
yǒu
shí
gèng
xiǎng
shòu
xíng
chē
Although the metro is fast, sometimes I enjoy riding a bicycle more.
měi
tiān
zǎo
wǎn
gāo
fēng
shí
tiě
zǒng
shì
mǎn
le
tōng
qín
de
rén
During the morning and evening rush hours, the subway is always crowded with commuters.
xià
bān
hòu
men
cháng
zài
tiě
zhàn
páng
biān
de
fēi
guǎn
jiàn
miàn
After work, we often meet at the cafe next to the metro station.