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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 地铁

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
地铁 dì tiě - underground railway; subway
- subway train

List Ranking for: 地铁

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
3 2 3,421 2,673 1,482

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
地 de- -ly
- structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
地 dì- earth
- ground
- field
- place
- land
- CL:片[pian4]
铁 tiě- surname Tie
铁 tiě- iron (metal)
- arms
- weapons
- hard
- strong
- violent
- unshakeable
- determined
- close
- tight (slang)

Other Words Containing 地铁

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
地铁 3 2 3,421 2,673 1,482
地铁站 - - 11,216 - -