地铁 dì tiě
“underground railway; subway; subway train”
nounHSK 3 · 2021 list level 2Traditional 地鐵
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
地铁 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 335: 地铁 dìtiě — Level 2; official annotation 2 (名). PDF page 88
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 地铁
地铁 means the subway: the underground train system and the trains themselves. It is a noun and commonly appears with verbs like 坐 or 乘, as in 坐地铁. Use it for city travel, not for trains between cities.
例句Example sentences
- 我每天坐地铁去上班。wǒ měi tiān zuò dì tiě qù shàng bān.I take the subway to work every day.
- 地铁站离我家很近。dì tiě zhàn lí wǒ jiā hěn jìn.The subway station is very close to my home.
- 北京的地铁很方便，也很快。běi jīng de dì tiě hěn fāng biàn, yě hěn kuài.Beijing's subway is convenient and fast.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗我坐地铁站去上班。
✓我坐地铁去上班。
地铁 is the train you ride; 地铁站 is the station, so you ride 地铁, not 地铁站.