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地铁 (dì tiě): Meaning, Examples & Usage | HSK 3

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Character Breakdown

地铁 consists of 2 characters.

...ly [particle to connect adverb to verb]

iron (the metal)

HSK 3 Words

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成绩chéng jìresults; marks; achievement
奇怪qí guàistrange
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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 地铁.

Words with 地

地图dì túHSK 3
地方dì fangHSK 3
地址dì zhǐHSK 4
地点dì diǎnHSK 4
地球dì qiúHSK 4
产地chǎn dì
余地yú dì

Words with 铁

烙铁lào tiě
磁铁cí tiě
钢铁gāng tiě
铁栅tiě zhà
铁路tiě lù
铁锚tiě máo
高铁gāo tiě
地铁站dì tiě zhàn

How to Use 地铁 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 地铁 with other words naturally.

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

Example Sentences with 地铁

wǒ我

měi每

tiān天

zuò坐

dì地

tiě铁

qù去

neutral

a subway line

shàng上

bān班

。

I take the subway to work every day.

wǒ我

zuò坐

dì地

tiě铁

qù去

xué学

xiào校

。

I take the subway to school.

wèi为

le了

huán环

bǎo保

，

wǒ我

jiàn建

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.

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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?

dì地

tiě铁

zhàn站

lí离

wǒ我

jiā家

hěn很

jìn近

，

tā他

jīn今

tiān天

méi没

zuò坐

dì地

tiě铁

，

yīn因

suī虽

rán然

dì地

tiě铁

hěn很

kuài快

，

dàn但

yǒu有

měi每

tiān天

zǎo早

wǎn晚

gāo高

fēng峰

shí时

，

dì地

xià下

bān班

hòu后

，

wǒ我

men们

cháng常

zài在

dì地

tiě

zǒu

走

lù路

zhǐ只

yào要

wǔ五

fēn分

zhōng钟

。

The subway station is very close to my home, only a five-minute walk.

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.

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.

tiě

铁

lǐ里

zǒng总

shì是

jǐ挤

mǎn满

le了

tōng通

qín勤

de的

rén人

。

During the morning and evening rush hours, the subway is always crowded with commuters.

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.