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The Chinese word tielu - 铁路 - tiělù
(railroad in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
tiělù
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English translations
railroad,
railway
Chinese characters:
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铁路 ( tielu / tiělù ) in traditional characters
鐵路
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 铁路 ( tielu / tiělù ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Zhe tiao tielu tongdao Shanghai.
Zhè tiáo tiělù tōngdào Shànghǎi.– English translation: This railway goes to Shanghai.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
iron | road
铁路 ( tielu / tiělù ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 597)
铁路 ( tielu / tiělù ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 597)
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