How to say “railway” in Chinese
railway
“Railway” in Chinese is 铁路, tiě lù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
铁路 is read tiě lù: 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
On the left, 钅 “metal”.
On the left, 足 “foot”.
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 “铁路”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 铁路. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这条铁路修建了五年zhètiáotiělùxiūjiànlewǔniánThis railway took five years to build.
- 这条铁路一直向西延伸zhètiáotiělùyìzhíxiàngxīyánshēnThis railway stretches on and on to the west.
More words from the lesson “On the train”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “railway” in Chinese?
“Railway” in Chinese is 铁路, pinyin tiělù.
What does 铁路 mean?
铁路 (tiělù) means “railway”.
How do you write 铁路?
铁路 is 2 characters: 铁 (tiě) — iron; 路 (lù) — road. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 铁路?
铁路 is read tiělù. Tones: tiě — third tone, lù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“railway” in the lesson “On the train”
This word is from the topic “Transportation” of HSK 5. 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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