地铁 (dìtiě) means Subway (the underground). Below are 22 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
地铁 站就在附近。
Dìtiě zhàn jiù zài fùjìn.
The subway station is right nearby.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 地铁
我每天坐 地铁 上班。
Wǒ měi tiān zuò dìtiě shàngbān.
I take the subway to work every day.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 地铁
这里坐 地铁 很方便。
Zhèlǐ zuò dìtiě hěn fāngbiàn.
It's very convenient to take the subway here.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 方便
过去这里没有 地铁 。
Guòqù zhèlǐ méiyǒu dìtiě.
In the past there was no subway here.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 过去
早上的 地铁 很拥挤。
Zǎoshang de dìtiě hěn yōngjǐ.
The subway is very crowded in the morning.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 拥挤
我每天乘 地铁 上班。
Wǒ měi tiān chéng dìtiě shàngbān.
I take the underground to work every day.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 乘
最后我们决定坐 地铁 。
Zuìhòu wǒmen juédìng zuò dìtiě.
In the end we decided to take the subway.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 最后
我们乘坐 地铁 去机场。
Wǒmen chéngzuò dìtiě qù jīchǎng.
We take the subway to the airport.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 乘坐
地铁 站的入口很好找。
Dìtiě zhàn de rùkǒu hěn hǎo zhǎo.
The subway entrance is easy to find.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 入口
这套公寓离 地铁 很近。
Zhè tào gōngyù lí dìtiě hěn jìn.
This apartment is close to the subway.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 公寓
地铁 缓解了交通压力。
Dìtiě huǎnjiě le jiāotōng yālì.
The subway has eased traffic pressure.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 缓解
地铁 缩短了上班时间。
Dìtiě suōduǎn le shàngbān shíjiān.
The subway has shortened the commute.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 缩短
地铁 每天六点开始运行。
Dìtiě měi tiān liù diǎn kāishǐ yùnxíng.
The underground starts running at six every day.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 运行
有了 地铁 ，出行方便多了。
Yǒu le dìtiě, chūxíng fāngbiàn duō le.
With the subway, getting around is much more convenient.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 便
早晚高峰期 地铁 非常拥挤。
Zǎo wǎn gāofēng qī dìtiě fēicháng yōngjǐ.
The underground is extremely crowded during the morning and evening peaks.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 高峰
我觉得还是坐 地铁 比较方便。
Wǒ juéde háishi zuò dìtiě bǐjiào fāngbiàn.
I still think the subway is more convenient.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 还是
我宁肯走路，也不愿意挤 地铁 。
Wǒ nìngkěn zǒulù, yě bú yuànyì jǐ dìtiě.
I would rather walk than squeeze onto the underground.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 宁肯
你可以选择坐 地铁 或者公共汽车。
Nǐ kěyǐ xuǎnzé zuò dìtiě huòzhě gōnggòng qìchē.
You can choose to take the subway or the bus.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 选择
地铁 给市民出行带来了很大便利。
Dìtiě gěi shìmín chūxíng dài lái le hěn dà biànlì.
The underground has made getting around much more convenient for residents.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 便利
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From the graded readers
那家公司在市中心，坐 地铁 要四十分钟。
nà / nèi jiā gōngsī zài shì zhōngxīn, zuò dìtiě yāo sìshí fēnzhōng.
The company is in the city centre, forty minutes by underground.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · The Job Interview
From the travel phrasebook
地铁 站怎么走？
Dìtiě zhàn zěnme zǒu?
How do I get to the metro station?
Travel phrasebook · Airport and immigration
Questions about 地铁
How is 地铁 used in a sentence?
This page shows 22 sentences using 地铁 (dìtiě, "Subway (the underground)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 地铁 an HSK word?
Yes — 地铁 is on the official HSK 3 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 3 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 地铁?
The dictionary page for 地铁 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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