The Chinese word 地铁 refers to a subway or metro system. It is commonly used to describe the underground railway transportation system in cities like Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. The word is made up of two characters: 地 meaning “ground” or “earth” and 铁 meaning “iron”. Together, they form the term “ground iron”, which aptly describes the subway system’s underground tracks and metal trains.
Translation
Noun: subway
Pronunciation
Example Sentences
| Chinese | Pinyin | Engish |
|---|---|---|
| 我每天坐地铁上班 | wǒ měitiān zuò dìtiě shàngbān | I take the subway to work every day |
| 地铁是一种快速的交通工具 | dìtiě shì yī zhǒng kuàisù de jiāotōng gōngjù | The subway is a fast means of transportation |
| 地铁站里有很多人 | dìtiě zhàn lǐ yǒu hěn duō rén | There are many people in the subway station |
| 你知道怎么坐地铁吗？ | nǐ zhīdào zěnme zuò dìtiě ma? | Do you know how to take the subway? |
| 我们可以坐地铁去旅游景点 | wǒmen kěyǐ zuò dìtiě qù lǚyóu jǐngdiǎn | We can take the subway to tourist attractions |
| 地铁上不可以吃东西 | dìtiě shàng bù kěyǐ chī dōngxi | Eating is not allowed on the subway |
| 地铁里很安静，大家都在看手机 | dìtiě lǐ hěn ānjìng, dàjiā dōu zài kàn shǒujī | The subway is very quiet, everyone is looking at their phones |
| 我迷路了，怎么才能找到地铁站？ | wǒ mílù le, zěnme cáinéng zhǎodào dìtiě zhàn? | I’m lost, how can I find the subway station? |
HSK
地铁 is part of HSK Level 3 in HSK 2.0. In the newer HSK 3.0 it is part of HSK Level 2.
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