巴铁

巴鐵

Bātiě

proper noun

Meanings

1 "Iron Pakistan", affectionate nickname for Pakistan and Pakistanis

Characters

short for Pakistan

iron; rock-solid

Examples

HSK 3

听说我是中国人，那位巴铁朋友马上请我喝茶。

Tīngshuō wǒ shì Zhōngguórén, nà wèi Bātiě péngyou mǎshàng qǐng wǒ hē chá.

When he heard I was Chinese, my Pakistani friend at once invited me for tea.

HSK 5

很多中国人把巴铁看作中国最可靠的朋友。

Hěnduō Zhōngguórén bǎ Bātiě kànzuò Zhōngguó zuì kěkào de péngyou.

Many Chinese see Iron Pakistan as China's most reliable friend.

Tips

culture

Short for 巴基斯坦铁哥们 'Pakistani iron buddies'. Chinese netizens use it warmly, and the two governments call their ties an 'all-weather' friendship. Pakistan's help after the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, when it sent its whole reserve stock of tents, is often cited as proof of the friendship.

usage

巴铁 was also the name of the Transit Elevated Bus, a road-straddling bus tested in Qinhuangdao in 2016 that never entered service.

Stroke Order

巴 bā

铁 tiě