地铁

dì tiě

train souterrain; tube; métro

HSK Level 2

Exemples de phrases

我每天都坐地铁上班。

wǒ měitiān dōu zuò dìtiě shàngbān.

I take the subway to work every day.

地铁站离我家很近。

dìtiě zhàn lí wǒjiā hěn jìn.

The subway station is very close to my home.

地铁票价很便宜。

dìtiě piàojià hěn piányi.

The subway fare is very cheap.

Synonymes

地铁 (dìtiě)

subway

地下铁 (dìxiàtiě)

underground railway

Antonymes

公交车 (gōngjiāochē)

bus

出租车 (chūzūchē)

taxi

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Étymologie et composants

The Chinese word 地铁 (dìtiě) for "subway" is a compound of two characters: 地 (dì), meaning "earth" or "ground", and 铁 (tiě), meaning "iron". The term "subway" refers to a railway system that runs underground, typically in an urban area. The Chinese characters 地铁 literally translate to "underground iron", which accurately describes the nature of a subway system. The term 地铁 is widely used in China to refer to subway or metro systems, and it is easily recognizable by Chinese speakers.