地铁 (dì tiě) — subway, metro
Definition
地铁 is the everyday word for the subway/metro system. 地下 alone just means 'underground' (a place or adjective) and is not used by itself for the train.
noun
subwaymetro
Measure word · 条
Examples
- 地铁。Zuò dì tiě qù xué xiào hěn fāng biàn.Taking the subway to school is very convenient.
- 地铁。dì tiě Bǐ gōng jiāo chē 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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