高铁

高鐵

gāotiě

noun HSK 3

Meanings

Short for 高速铁路 (high-speed railway).

HSK 3

坐高铁从北京到上海只要四个小时。

Zuò gāotiě cóng Běijīng dào Shànghǎi zhǐ yào sì gè xiǎoshí.

Taking the bullet train from Beijing to Shanghai only takes four hours.

HSK 3

我更喜欢坐高铁，比飞机方便。

Wǒ gèng xǐhuan zuò gāotiě, bǐ fēijī fāngbiàn.

I prefer taking the bullet train, it's more convenient than flying.

HSK 5

中国的高铁网络是世界上最大的。

Zhōngguó de gāotiě wǎngluò shì shìjiè shàng zuì dà de.

China's high-speed rail network is the largest in the world.

culture

China has the world's largest high-speed rail network, over 45,000 km. Trains like 复兴号 reach speeds of 350 km/h.

usage

高铁 is an abbreviation of 高速铁路. In daily life, people say 坐高铁 (take the bullet train) just like 坐飞机 (take a plane).

高 gāo

铁 tiě