Chinese word

铁路

Pronunciation

Pinyintiě lù

Meaning

  • nounrailway

Example

这条铁路每天有很多列车运行。zhè tiáo tiě lù měi tiān yǒu hěn duō liè chē yùn xíng

Many trains run on this railway every day.

Illustration for 铁路 (railway)

More examples

他们正在修建一条新的铁路。tā men zhèng zài xiū jiàn yì tiáo xīn de tiě lù

They are building a new railway.

Core concept

Metal tracks stretch across the land as a route for trains and as part of an organized transport network.

Common phrases

  • 修建铁路xiū jiàn tiě lù

    build a railway

  • 铁路运输tiě lù yùn shū

    railway transport

  • 铁路网tiě lù wǎng

    railway network

Similar words

火车huǒ chē: A connected set of cars that travels on tracks to carry people or goods.
地铁dì tiě: A city rail system that runs below or above ground and carries people at short intervals.
车站chē zhàn: A place for trains to arrive and leave and for passengers to get on or off.

Definition in Chinese

用金属轨道铺成、供火车运行的通道，也指由这些线路和相关设施组成的铁路运输系统。yòng jīn shǔ guǐ dào pù chéng gōng huǒ chē yùn xíng de tōng dào yě zhǐ yóu zhè xiē xiàn lù hé xiāng guān shè shī zǔ chéng de tiě lù yùn shū xì tǒng

Word origin

铁路 (tiělù, "railway") combines 铁 (tiě, "iron") with 路 (lù, "road"), naming a train route as a road built from metal rails.

Usage tips

  • English uses railway and railroad for this transport system, with railway especially common in British usage and railroad especially common in American usage.

Other meanings

  • railway linenoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 铁路运输tiě lù yùn shūrailway transportnoun
  • 铁路网tiě lù wǎngrailway networknoun

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