HSK 2 · Transport

地铁

dì tiě

subway

Stroke order of 地铁

2 characters, 16 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

地 · 6 strokes 铁 · 10 strokes

Memory trick

Iron '铁' metal '钅' rails running through the earth '土' ground '地' — the subway.

Parts: 地 ground (土 earth + 也) + 铁 iron (钅 metal + 失 lose)

The characters in 地铁

地 de — adverbial particle (6 strokes)
铁 tiě — iron (10 strokes)

Example sentence

我每天坐地铁上班。

I take the subway to work every day.

Words with 地

地方place 地点place; location 地图map 地上on the ground 地adverbial particle 地球the earth 草地lawn; meadow 外地other places 地铁站subway station 地区area; region 当地local 各地everywhere; various places

Words with 铁

地铁站subway station 铁iron 铁路railway

More words: Transport

车辆vehicle 船boat; ship 地铁站subway station 公共汽车bus 公交车bus 出租to rent out 出租车taxi 自行车bicycle 骑to ride 骑车to ride a bike 停车to park; to stop 停车场parking lot 交通traffic; transport

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