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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
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1 tiěTie3iron (metal); arms; weapons; hard; strong; violent; unshakeable; determined; close; tight (slang); surname Tie
2铁路 鐵路 tiě tie3 lu4railroad; railway; Classifiers:
3铁匠 鐵匠 tiě jiangtie3 jiang5blacksmith; ironworker
4铁矿 鐵礦 tiě kuàngtie3 kuang4iron ore; iron ore mine
5铁器 鐵器 tiě tie3 qi4hardware; ironware
6铁丝 鐵絲 tiě tie3 si1iron wire; Classifiers:
7铁矿石 鐵礦石 tiě kuàng shítie3 kuang4 shi2iron ore
8铁木真 鐵木真 tiě zhēnTie3 mu4 zhen1Temujin, birth name of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗
9铁三 鐵三 tiě sāntie3 san1triathlon
10铁案如山 鐵案如山 tiě àn shāntie3 an4 ru2 shan1an ironclad case (idiom)
11铁板 鐵板 tiě bǎntie3 ban3iron panel; hot iron plate for fast grilling (Japanese: teppan)
12铁板牛柳 鐵板牛柳 tiě bǎn niú liǔtie3 ban3 niu2 liu3fillet beef served sizzling on a hot iron plate
13铁板牛肉 鐵板牛肉 tiě bǎn niú ròutie3 ban3 niu2 rou4beef grilled on a hot iron plate
14铁板茄子 鐵板茄子 tiě bǎn qié zitie3 ban3 qie2 zi5eggplant served sizzling on a hot iron plate
15铁板烧 鐵板燒 tiě bǎn shāotie3 ban3 shao1teppanyaki
16铁棒 鐵棒 tiě bàngtie3 bang4iron club; steel rod
17铁壁铜墙 鐵壁銅牆 tiě tóng qiángtie3 bi4 tong2 qiang2impregnable fortress (idiom)
18铁饼 鐵餅 tiě bǐngtie3 bing3(athletics) discus; discus throw
19铁齿 鐵齒 tiě chǐtie3 chi3(Tw) obstinate; argumentative; opinionated; skeptical of superstitions; (Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [thih-khí])
20铁齿铜牙 鐵齒銅牙 tiě chǐ tóng tie3 chi3 tong2 ya2clever and eloquent speaker (idiom)
21铁杵成针 鐵杵成針 tiě chǔ chéng zhēntie3 chu3 cheng2 zhen1see 磨杵成针
22铁窗 鐵窗 tiě chuāngtie3 chuang1window with an iron grating (apartment etc); barred window of a prison cell
23铁窗生活 鐵窗生活 tiě chuāng shēng huótie3 chuang1 sheng1 huo2time served in prison; prison life
24铁达尼号 鐵達尼號 tiě hàoTie3 da2 ni2 Hao4RMS Titanic, British passenger liner that sank in 1912 (Tw); PRC equivalent: 泰坦尼克号
25铁打 鐵打 tiě tie3 da3made of iron; strong as iron
26铁打的衙门,流水的官 鐵打的衙門,流水的官 tiě de men , liú shuǐ de guāntie3 da3 de5 ya2 men5 , liu2 shui3 de5 guan1lit. the yamen is strong as iron, the officials flow like water (idiom); fig. government officials come and go
27铁蛋子 鐵蛋子 tiě dàn zitie3 dan4 zi5see 铁球
28铁道 鐵道 tiě dàotie3 dao4railway line; rail track
29铁道部 鐵道部 tiě dào Tie3 dao4 bu4Ministry of Railways (MOR), disbanded in 2013 with its regulatory functions taken over by the Ministry of Transport 交通运输部
30铁定 鐵定 tiě dìngtie3 ding4unalterable; certainly; definitely
31铁东 鐵東 tiě dōngTie3 dong1Tiedong district of Siping city 四平市 , Jilin
32铁东区 鐵東區 tiě dōng Tie3 dong1 qu1Tiedong district of Siping city 四平市 , Jilin; Tiedong district of Anshan city 鞍山市 , Liaoning
33铁尔梅兹 鐵爾梅茲 tiě ěr méi Tie3 er3 mei2 zi1Termez city in southeast Uzbekistan
34铁法 鐵法 tiě Tie3 fa3Tiefa city and former county, now Tieling county level city 铁岭市 , Liaoning
35铁法市 鐵法市 tiě shìTie3 fa3 shi4Tiefa city, now Tieling county level city 铁岭市 , Liaoning
36铁饭碗 鐵飯碗 tiě fàn wǎntie3 fan4 wan3secure employment (lit. iron rice bowl)
37铁峰 鐵峰 tiě fēngTie3 feng1Tiefeng district of Qiqihar city 齐齐哈尔 , Heilongjiang
38铁峰区 鐵峰區 tiě fēng Tie3 feng1 qu1Tiefeng district of Qiqihar city 齐齐哈尔 , Heilongjiang
39铁氟龙 鐵氟龍 tiě lóngTie3 fu2 long2Teflon (Tw)
40铁杆 鐵桿 tiě gāntie3 gan1iron (golf club)
41铁杆 鐵桿 tiě gǎntie3 gan3iron rod; zealous; die-hard
42铁杆粉丝 鐵桿粉絲 tiě gǎn fěn tie3 gan3 fen3 si1die-hard fan
43铁哥们 鐵哥們 tiě mentie3 ge1 men5(coll.) very close male friends
44铁哥们儿 鐵哥們兒 tiě men rtie3 ge1 men5 r5erhua variant of 铁哥们
45铁格子 鐵格子 tiě zitie3 ge2 zi5iron lattice; metal grid
46铁公鸡 鐵公雞 tiě gōng tie3 gong1 ji1cheapskate; stingy person
47铁钩 鐵鈎 tiě gōutie3 gou1iron hook
48铁钩儿 鐵鈎兒 tiě gōu rtie3 gou1 r5erhua variant of 铁钩
49铁箍 鐵箍 tiě tie3 gu1iron hoop
50铁拐李 鐵拐李 tiě guǎi Tie3 guai3 Li3see 李铁拐
51铁观音 鐵觀音 tiě guān yīnTie3 guan1 yin1Tieguanyin tea (a variety of oolong tea)
52铁罐 鐵罐 tiě guàntie3 guan4metal pot
53铁轨 鐵軌 tiě guǐtie3 gui3rail; railroad track; Classifiers:
54铁锅 鐵鍋 tiě guōtie3 guo1iron cooking pot
55铁环 鐵環 tiě huántie3 huan2an iron ring
56铁甲 鐵甲 tiě jiǎtie3 jia3mail plating; armor; armor plating
57铁甲车 鐵甲車 tiě jiǎ chētie3 jia3 che1armored car
58铁甲船 鐵甲船 tiě jiǎ chuántie3 jia3 chuan2armored ship
59铁甲舰 鐵甲艦 tiě jiǎ jiàntie3 jia3 jian4ironclad; an armor-plated battleship
60铁将军把门 鐵將軍把門 tiě jiāng jūn méntie3 jiang1 jun1 ba3 men2lit. General Iron is guarding the door (idiom); fig. the door is padlocked — nobody inside
61铁军 鐵軍 tiě jūntie3 jun1invincible army
62铁栏 鐵欄 tiě lántie3 lan2metal grille; railing; bars
63铁了心 鐵了心 tiě le xīntie3 le5 xin1determined; unshakable
64铁力 鐵力 tiě Tie3 li4Tieli city in Yichun 伊春市 , Heilongjiang
65铁力木 鐵力木 tiě tie3 li4 mu4ironwood (Mesua ferrea)
66铁力市 鐵力市 tiě shìTie3 li4 shi4Tieli city in Yichun 伊春市 , Heilongjiang
67铁链 鐵鏈 tiě liàntie3 lian4iron chain
68铁岭 鐵嶺 tiě lǐngTie3 ling3Tieling prefecture level city in Liaoning province 辽宁省 in northeast China; also Tieling county
69铁岭地区 鐵嶺地區 tiě lǐng Tie3 ling3 di4 qu1Tieling prefecture and county in Liaoning
70铁岭市 鐵嶺市 tiě lǐng shìTie3 ling3 shi4Tieling prefecture level city in Liaoning province 辽宁省 in northeast China
71铁岭县 鐵嶺縣 tiě lǐng xiànTie3 ling3 xian4Tieling county in Tieling 铁岭 , Liaoning
72铁路线 鐵路線 tiě xiàntie3 lu4 xian4railway line
73铁铝土 鐵鋁土 tiě Tie3 lu:3 tu3Ferralosols (Chinese Soil Taxonomy)
74铁马 鐵馬 tiě tie3 ma3armored horse; cavalry; metal chimes hanging from eaves; steel barricade; (Tw) bike
75铁镁质 鐵鎂質 tiě měi zhìtie3 mei3 zhi4mafic rock (containing magnesium and iron, so comparatively heavy, making oceanic plates)
76铁面 鐵面 tiě miàntie3 mian4iron mask (as defensive armor); fig. upright and selfless person
77铁面无私 鐵面無私 tiě miàn tie3 mian4 wu2 si1strictly impartial and incorruptible (idiom)
78铁幕 鐵幕 tiě Tie3 mu4Iron Curtain (1945-1991) (in Taiwan, 鐵幕 was used to refer to both the Iron Curtain and the Bamboo Curtain)
79铁皮 鐵皮 tiě tie3 pi2galvanized iron sheet (for building construction)
80铁骑 鐵騎 tiě tie3 qi2armored horses; crack horsemen
81铁骑陷阵 鐵騎陷陣 tiě xiàn zhèntie3 qi2 xian4 zhen4Strong mounted soldiers broke through the enemy's lines. (idiom)
82铁锹 鐵鍬 tiě qiāotie3 qiao1spade; shovel
83铁琴 鐵琴 tiě qíntie3 qin2metallophone
84铁青 鐵青 tiě qīngtie3 qing1ashen
85铁球 鐵球 tiě qiútie3 qiu2kung fu balls
86铁拳 鐵拳 tiě quánTie3 quan2Tekken (video game)
87铁人 鐵人 tiě rénTie3 ren2Ironman
88铁人三项 鐵人三項 tiě rén sān xiàngtie3 ren2 san1 xiang4triathlon
89铁砂 鐵砂 tiě shātie3 sha1shot (in shotgun); pellets
90铁山 鐵山 tiě shānTie3 shan1Tsuga chinensis; Tieshan district of Huangshi city 黄石市 , Hubei
91铁山港区 鐵山港區 tiě shān gǎng Tie3 shan1 gang3 qu1Tieshangang district of Beihai city 北海市 , Guangxi
92铁山区 鐵山區 tiě shān Tie3 shan1 qu1Tieshan district of Huangshi city 黄石市 , Hubei
93铁石 鐵石 tiě shítie3 shi2iron and stone
94铁石心肠 鐵石心腸 tiě shí xīn chángtie3 shi2 xin1 chang2to have a heart of stone; hard-hearted; unfeeling
95铁树 鐵樹 tiě shùtie3 shu4sago palm (Cycas revoluta)
96铁树开花 鐵樹開花 tiě shù kāi huātie3 shu4 kai1 hua1lit. the iron tree blooms (idiom); a highly improbable or extremely rare occurrence
97铁水 鐵水 tiě shuǐtie3 shui3molten iron
98铁丝网 鐵絲網 tiě wǎngtie3 si1 wang3wire netting; Classifiers:
99铁塔 鐵塔 tiě tie3 ta3iron tower
100铁蹄 鐵蹄 tiě tie3 ti2iron hoof (of the oppressor)
101铁桶江山 鐵桶江山 tiě tǒng jiāng shāntie3 tong3 jiang1 shan1utterly unwavering; full of conviction (idiom)
102铁桶一般 鐵桶一般 tiě tǒng bāntie3 tong3 yi1 ban1to hold in a grip of iron (idiom)
103铁托 鐵托 tiě tuōTie3 tuo1Marshal Josip Broz Tito (1892-1980), Yugoslav military and communist political leader, president of Yugoslavia 1945-1980
104铁腕 鐵腕 tiě wàntie3 wan4iron fist (of the state)
105铁西 鐵西 tiě Tie3 xi1Tiexi district of Siping city 四平市 , Jilin; Tiexi district of Shenyang city 沈阳市 , Liaoning
106铁西区 鐵西區 tiě Tie3 xi1 qu1Tiexi district of Siping city 四平市 , Jilin; Tiexi district of Shenyang city 沈阳市 , Liaoning
107铁锨 鐵鍁 tiě xiāntie3 xian1iron shovel; spade; Classifiers:
108铁箱 鐵箱 tiě xiāngtie3 xiang1metal trunk; metal box; a safe
109铁锈 鐵鏽 tiě xiùtie3 xiu4rust
110铁血宰相 鐵血宰相 tiě xuè zǎi xiàngTie3 xue4 zai3 xiang4Iron Chancellor, refers to Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898), Prussian politician, minister-president of Prussia 1862-1873, Chancellor of Germany 1871-1890
111铁砚磨穿 鐵硯磨穿 tiě yàn chuāntie3 yan4 mo2 chuan1to study with uncommon diligence (idiom)
112铁杖 鐵杖 tiě zhàngtie3 zhang4steel staff; stell stick
113铁爪鹀 鐵爪鵐 tiě zhǎo tie3 zhao3 wu2(bird species of China) Lapland longspur (Calcarius lapponicus)
114铁砧 鐵砧 tiě zhēntie3 zhen1anvil
115铁证 鐵證 tiě zhèngtie3 zheng4ironclad evidence; conclusive proof
116铁证如山 鐵證如山 tiě zhèng shāntie3 zheng4 ru2 shan1irrefutable evidence
117铁嘴沙鸻 鐵嘴沙鴴 tiě zuǐ shā héngtie3 zui3 sha1 heng2(bird species of China) greater sand plover (Charadrius leschenaultii)
118铁通 鐵通 tiě tōngTie3 tong1(Cantonese) iron pipe (weapon); China Mobile Tietong, state-owned telecommunications operator (abbr. for 中移铁通 )

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