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铁 (Trad.: 鐵)HSK 3
Pinyin: tiě
English Definition: iron (metal); arms; weapons; hard; strong; violent; unshakeable; determined; close; tight (slang)
Chinese Definition:
①一种金属元素，工业上用途极广，可以炼钢，可制各种器械，亦是生物体中不可缺少的物质。
②形容坚硬：铁拳。铁军。铁骑。金戈铁马。铁汉。铁蹄。铁腕。
③形容确定不移：铁铮铮。铁的纪律。铁证。
④形容刚正：铁面无私。
⑤形容表情严肃：他总是铁着脸。
⑥黑色：铁骊。铁青。
⑦兵器的代称：手无寸铁。
⑧姓氏。
Total strokes: 10; Radical: 金
Pictophonetic:失 indicates the sound; 钅 (metal) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 钅 [ jīn ] gold, metal; money
    • 失 [ shī ] to lose; to make a mistake, to neglect
Similar Characters: 钦
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Example Words
铁路 tiě lù railroad; railway; Classifiers: 条
钢铁HSK 5 gāng tiě steel
地铁HSK 3 dì tiě subway; metro
铁人 tiě rén Ironman
铁军 tiě jūn invincible army
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Example Sentences
1
màn chē
慢车
bǐ
比
gāo tiě
高铁
pián yi
便宜
。
The slow train is cheaper than the high-speed train.
2
wǒ
我
zuò
坐
dì tiě
地铁
qù
去
shàng bān
上班
。
I take the subway to work.
3
wǒ men
我们
zài
在
dì tiě zhàn
地铁站
děng
等
nǐ
你
。
We are waiting for you at the subway station.
4
wǒ
我
zài
在
dì tiě
地铁
shàng
上
děng
等
nǐ
你
。
I am waiting for you on the subway.
5
wǒ
我
měi tiān
每天
chéng
乘
dì tiě
地铁
shàng xué
上学
。
I take the subway to school every day.
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