铁路
HSK 3 (2021)
铁路 (tiělù) · railway
铁路 (tiělù) means “railway; railroad”. It is written with 2 characters: 铁 (iron) + 路 (road). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 铁路 is built
The characters
铁 tiě · iron
What 铁 is made of
- 钅jīn — metal
- 失shī — to lose
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 夫fū — man
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
Origin hint: 钅 gives the meaning, 失 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
路 lù · road
What 路 is made of
- 足zú — foot
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 各gè — individual
- 夂zhǐ — to go
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 又yòu — and
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 夂zhǐ — to go
Origin hint: 足 gives the meaning, 各 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这条铁路很长。Zhè tiáo tiělù hěn cháng.This railway is very long.
我家附近有一条铁路。Wǒ jiā fùjìn yǒu yī tiáo tiělù.There's a railway near my home.
Questions about 铁路
What does 铁路 mean?
铁路 (tiělù) means “railway; railroad”.
How do you pronounce 铁路?
铁路 is pronounced tiělù.
Which HSK level is 铁路?
铁路 is in HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 地铁dìtiěsubway
- 地铁站dìtiězhànsubway station
- 高铁gāotiěhigh-speed rail
- 钢铁gāngtiěsteel
- 斩钉截铁zhǎndīngjiétiěresolute
- 铁tiěiron
- 路口lùkǒuintersection
- 路上lùshangon the road
- 马路mǎlùroad
- 走路zǒulùto walk
Learn 铁路 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 29: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.