地铁地鐵 dìtiě — underground, metro, subway
dìtiě (fourth tone, falling)di4tie3
Traditional: 地鐵
underground, metro, subway
HSK 3· HSK 1–4 (classic)nounMeasure word 条Measure word 班
Meanings
underground, metro, subway
The metro. You travel by it with 坐地铁 and get on or off at a 地铁站; 开地铁 would mean driving the train itself.
noun
Example sentences
- 我每天坐地铁上班。我每天坐地鐵上班。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) měi (third tone, dipping) tiān (first tone, high and level) zuò (fourth tone, falling) dìtiě (fourth tone, falling) shàngbān. (fourth tone, falling)···
I take the metro to work every day.
- 地铁站就在超市旁边。地鐵站就在超市旁邊。Dìtiě (fourth tone, falling) zhàn (fourth tone, falling) jiù (fourth tone, falling) zài (fourth tone, falling) chāoshì (first tone, high and level) pángbiān. (second tone, rising)···
The metro station is right next to the supermarket.