地
铁

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The word "地铁" is formed by combining the character "地", meaning "ground" or "earth", with "铁", meaning "iron" or "metal", to literally convey "ground iron" and conceptually refer to an underground railway system where metal trains operate below the surface, hence meaning "subway".

Example Sentences Hide

我每天坐地铁上班。

Wǒ měitiān zuò dìtiě shàngbān.

I take the subway to work every day.

我早上七点去坐地铁。

Wǒ zǎoshang qī diǎn qù zuò dìtiě.

I go to take the subway at seven in the morning.

这条地铁线路非常拥挤。

Zhè tiáo dìtiě xiànlù fēicháng yǒngjǐ.

This subway line is very crowded.

坐地铁比坐公交车快多了。

Zuò dìtiě bǐ zuò gōngjiāo chē kuài duō le.

Taking the subway is much faster than taking the bus.

如果下雨，你可以坐地铁去那里。

Rúguǒ xiàyǔ, nǐ kěyǐ zuò dìtiě qù nàlǐ.

If it rains, you can take the subway to get there.

Word Definition - 地铁

dì tiě underground railway; subway; subway train

Individual Character Details

地 de, dì
铁 tiě, tiě