青藏铁路

青藏鐵路

Qīng-Zàng Tiělù

proper noun

Meanings

1 the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, from Xining to Lhasa, the highest railway in the world

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Examples

HSK 5

青藏铁路连接西宁和拉萨。

Qīng-Zàng Tiělù liánjiē Xīníng hé Lāsà.

The Qinghai-Tibet Railway links Xining and Lhasa.

HSK 7-9

青藏铁路是世界上海拔最高的铁路，2006年全线通车。

Qīng-Zàng Tiělù shì shìjiè shàng hǎibá zuì gāo de tiělù, èr líng líng liù nián quánxiàn tōngchē.

The Qinghai-Tibet Railway is the highest railway in the world; it opened along its whole length in 2006.

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history

The first section, from Xining to 格尔木 (Golmud), opened in 1984; the line on to Lhasa followed in 2006. It tops out at 5,072 metres at the Tanggula Pass (唐古拉山口), long stretches are built on 冻土 (permafrost), and the carriages are supplied with extra oxygen.

Stroke Order

青 qīng

藏 cáng

铁 tiě

路 lù