地铁 (dì tiě) — subway, metro | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

地铁 (dìtiě) is the subway or metro — the underground train system used for urban transportation. 地下 (dìxià) means 'underground' as a place (e.g., underground parking), not the transit system itself.

noun

subwaymetro

Examples

地铁。
Zuò dì tiě qù xuéxiào hěn fāngbiàn.
Taking the subway to school is very convenient.
地铁。
dì tiě bǐ gōngjiāochē kuài duō le.
The subway is much faster than the bus.
。
dì tiě zhàn lǐ yǒu hěn duō rén.
There are many people in the subway station.

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