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    The noun 地铁 (dìtiě) for 'subway'

    Direction & Movement
    Topic & Focus

    Structure

    坐 + 地铁 / 地铁 + 站

    Explanation

    The noun 地铁 (dìtiě) means "subway" or "metro" and refers to an underground rail transit system. It is commonly used in daily conversation when talking about transportation. You can say 坐地铁 to mean "take the subway" or 地铁站 to mean "subway station."

    Examples

    • 我每天坐地铁上班，大概要四十分钟。

      wǒ měitiān zuò dìtiě shàngbān, dàgài yào sìshí fēnzhōng.

      I take the subway to work every day; it takes about forty minutes.

    • 最近的地铁站离这儿走路五分钟就到了。

      zuìjìn de dìtiě zhàn lí zhèr zǒulù wǔ fēnzhōng jiù dào le.

      The nearest subway station is just a five-minute walk from here.

    • 这条地铁线路刚开通，人还不太多。

      zhè tiáo dìtiě xiànlù gāng kāitōng, rén hái bú tài duō.

      This subway line just opened, so it's not too crowded yet.

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