高铁

gāotiě

high speed rail

noun HSK 3.0 · Band 3 trad. 高鐵

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高
铁

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高
铁
  • 地铁dìtiěunderground railwayB2
  • 铁路tiělùrailroadB5
  • 磁铁cítiěmagnetB7
  • 钢铁gāngtiěsteelB7
  • 铁tiěsurname TieB7
  • 斩钉截铁zhǎndīng-jiétiě(lit.) to chop the nail and slice the ironB7

See it in sentences

我坐高铁去南方。

I take the high speed train to the south.

高铁上的人很多。

There are many people on the high speed train.