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铁道 (tiě dào): Railway (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

铁 • tiě • iron (the metal) • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
tiě铁

iron (the metal)

道 • dào • way, path, principle, method • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
dào道

way, path, principle, method

Word Info

Pinyintiě dào
Meaningrailway
Characters2
Syntaxnoun

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 铁道.

Words with 铁
  • 地铁dì tiěunderground train; tube; metro
  • 高铁gāo tiěhigh speed rail
  • 钢铁gāng tiěiron and steel
  • 铁路tiě lùrailroad
  • 斩钉截铁zhǎn dīng jié tiěresolute and decisive; categorical
  • 磁铁cí tiěMagnet
  • 废铁fèi tiěscrap iron, scrap metal
  • 拿铁ná tiělatte
Words with 道
  • 知道zhī daoknow; realise; be aware of
  • 街道jiē dàoroad
  • 味道wèi dàoflavour
  • 道歉dào qiànapology
道路
dào lù
road
  • 难道nán dàocould it be...?
  • 地道dì daotunnel; underpass; typical [of a place]
  • 报道bào dàoreport
    • 4.

    Example Sentences with 铁道

    huǒ火
    chē车
    yán沿
    zhe着
    tiě铁
    dào道
    kuài快
    sù速
    xíng行
    shǐ驶
    。
    The train runs quickly along the railway.
    zhè这
    tiáo条
    tiě铁
    dào道
    lián连
    jiē接
    le了
    liǎng两
    gè
    个
    chéng城
    shì市
    。
    This railway connects two cities.