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高铁 (gāo tiě) — how to say "high-speed train" in Chinese
高铁
High-speed train
noun
Character composition
高
high
铁
iron
Radicals / Keys
金
Gold
#167 · jīn · 8 strokes
高
Tall
#189 · gāo · 10 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
坐高铁
zuò gāotiě
take high-speed rail
高铁票
gāotiě piào
high-speed rail ticket
Examples
我坐高铁去北京
I am going to Beijing by high-speed train
中国的高铁网络是世界上最大的。
China's high-speed rail network is the largest in the world.
Mnemonic
[gāo tiě-] A train named Gao races along iron rails — he is TALL and fast as lightning. "Gao, you're flying on iron!" his friends laugh. That's how 高铁 was born: high + iron = high-speed rail. 🚄✨
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Frequently asked questions
High speed train in Chinese
"high-speed train" in Chinese is 高铁 (gāo tiě).
高铁 meaning in English
高铁 (gāo tiě) means "High-speed train".
How is 高铁 pronounced?
It is pronounced gāo tiě (written as gao tie, gaotie). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "high-speed train" in Chinese characters?
It is written 高铁: 高 has 10 strokes, 铁 has 10 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 高铁?
高铁 is on the HSK 3.0 level 3 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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