tiě lù
railway; railroad
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这条铁路是去年建成的。
zhè tiáo tiě lù shì qù nián jiàn chéng de .
This railroad was completed last year.
铁路交通很方便。
tiělù jiāotōng hěn fāngbiàn.
The railway transportation is very convenient.
铁路沿线风景很美。
tiělù yánshàn fēngjǐng hěn měi.
The scenery along the railway is very beautiful.
火车 (huǒchē)
train
铁道 (tiědào)
railway
公路 (gōnglù)
road
航空 (hángkōng)
aviation
The Chinese word 铁路 (tiělù) for "railway" is a compound of two characters: 铁 (tiě), meaning "iron," and 路 (lù), meaning "road" or "path." The term "railway" was first used in China in the late 19th century, when the country began to build its first railroads. The term was borrowed from the English word "railway," which is itself a compound of the words "rail" and "way." The Chinese characters 铁 and 路 were chosen to represent the concept of "railway" because they accurately describe the nature of a railroad: a road made of iron.
