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铁 tiě

iron; strong, solid, firm

Strokes
10
Level
HSK 3
Radical
钅
Traditional
鐵
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 钅失 ⿰钅失

Memory hint: metal

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Example sentences with 铁

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  1. 他每天坐地铁上班。
    Tā měitiān zuò dìtiě shàngbān.
    He takes the subway to work every day.
    he every-day sit subway go-to-work
  2. 这里有高铁站吗？
    Zhèlǐ yǒu gāotiě zhàn ma?
    Is there a high-speed rail station here?
    here have high-speed-rail station (question)
  3. 我们坐高铁去比较快。
    Wǒmen zuò gāotiě qù bǐjiào kuài.
    It's faster if we take the high-speed train.
    we sit high-speed-rail go relatively fast
  4. 这不是普通的铁，是钢铁。
    Zhè bú shì pǔtōng de tiě, shì gāngtiě.
    This isn't ordinary iron, it's steel.
    this not is ordinary (particle) iron, is steel
  5. 早上高峰期，地铁里全是人。
    Zǎoshang gāofēngqī, dìtiě lǐ quán shì rén.
    During the morning rush hour, the subway is full of people.
    morning peak-period, subway inside all is people

Words with 铁 (5)