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鐵 / 铁

Traditional
鐵
Simplified
铁

iron (metal)/arms/weapons/hard/strong/violent/unshakeable/determined/close/tight (slang)

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 2

Pinyin

tiě, dié

Bopomofo

ㄊㄧㄝˇ, ㄉㄧㄝˊ

Jyutping

tit3

Example sentences

地鐵 / 地铁 dìtiě
我每天坐地鐵去上班。
我每天坐地铁去上班。

I take the subway to work every day.

班 bān
他每天坐第一班地鐵去上班。
他每天坐第一班地铁去上班。

He takes the first subway every day to go to work.

地鐵站 / 地铁站 dìtiězhàn
我在地鐵站等朋友。
我在地铁站等朋友。

I am waiting for a friend at the subway station.

鐵 / 铁 tiě
鐵是一種非常有用的金屬。
铁是一种非常有用的金属。

Iron is a very useful metal.

鋼 / 钢 gāng
鋼是鐵和碳的合金。
钢是铁和碳的合金。

Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon.

打鐵 / 打铁 dǎtiě
打鐵要趁熱。
打铁要趁热。

Strike while the iron is hot.

家傳 / 家传 jiāchuán
這套打鐵技術是家傳的絕活。
这套打铁技术是家传的绝活。

This blacksmithing technique is a skill handed down in the family.

鋼鐵 / 钢铁 gāngtiě
這座大橋是用鋼鐵建造的，非常堅固。
这座大桥是用钢铁建造的，非常坚固。

This bridge is built with steel and is very strong.

國有 / 国有 guóyǒu
這家大型鋼鐵廠是國有企業。
这家大型钢铁厂是国有企业。

This large steel plant is a state-owned enterprise.

鐵人 / 铁人 tiěrén
她連續加班到深夜，隔天仍精神飽滿，簡直是個鐵人。
她连续加班到深夜，隔天仍精神饱满，简直是个铁人。

She worked late for an entire week and was still full of energy, so her colleagues jokingly called her unstoppable.

Example Vocabulary

地鐵

di4'tie3

subway; metro

地鐵站

di4'tie3'zhan4

subway station; metro station

鐵

tie3

iron

鐵杆

鐵石心腸

tie3'shi2'xin1'chang2

打鐵

da3'tie3

to forge iron; to strike iron

拿鐵

磁鐵

ci2'tie3

鋼鐵

gang1'tie3

steel; iron and steel

鐵人

tie3'ren2

iron person; someone with exceptional stamina; Ironman athlete

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