How to say “high-speed train” in Chinese
high-speed train
“High-speed train” in Chinese is 高铁, gāo tiě: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
高铁 is read gāo tiě: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A picture of a tall tower.
On the left, 钅 “metal”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “高铁”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 高铁. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我坐高铁去南方。wǒzuògāotiěqùnánfāngI'm taking the high-speed train to the south.
- 我们坐飞机还是坐高铁？wǒmenzuòfēijīháishizuògāotiěAre we flying or taking the high-speed train?
- 高铁的速度非常快。gāotiědesùdùfēichángkuàiHigh-speed trains go extremely fast.
- 高铁缩短了两个城市的距离。gāotiěsuōduǎnleliǎnggechéngshìdejùlíThe high-speed railway has shortened the distance between the two cities.
- 我们要么坐高铁要么坐飞机wǒmenyàomezuògāotiě,yàomezuòfēijīWe'll go either by high-speed train or by plane.
More words from the lesson “Train, plane, ship”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “high-speed train” in Chinese?
“High-speed train” in Chinese is 高铁, pinyin gāotiě.
What does 高铁 mean?
高铁 (gāotiě) means “high-speed train”.
How do you write 高铁?
高铁 is 2 characters: 高 (gāo) — tall, high; 铁 (tiě) — iron. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 高铁?
高铁 is read gāotiě. Tones: gāo — first tone, tiě — third tone. The page has an audio recording.
“high-speed train” in the lesson “Train, plane, ship”
This word is from the topic “City and travel” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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