地铁

地鐵

dìtiě

noun HSK 2 #3,421

Measure Word

一条地铁线 tiáo

Meanings

1 subway
2 metro

Characters

ground; underground

Literally 'underground iron (rail)' — subway.

Examples

我坐地铁去上班。

Wǒ zuò dìtiě qù shàng bān.

I take the subway to work.

地铁很快，也很便宜。

Dìtiě hěn kuài, yě hěn piányi.

The subway is fast and cheap.

北京的地铁系统很大。

Běijīng de dìtiě xítǒng hěn dà.

Beijing's subway system is very large.

Tips

culture

China has the world's largest metro network. Beijing's subway opened in 1969 and now has over 20 lines.

Stroke Order

地 dì

铁 tiě