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城铁

Word · NounTraditional城鐵

urban railway; city rail

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

city railway; urban rail transit; commuter rail

neutral

A short form for "城市铁路" (chéngshì tiělù), used to refer to rail-based public transport systems within a city or its metropolitan area, such as metro, subway, light rail, or suburban railway systems.

Wǒ我
měi每
tiān天
zuò坐
chéng城
tiě铁
shàng上
xià下
bān班
 ,
fēi非
cháng常
fāng方
biàn便
 。

I take the city rail to commute every day; it's very convenient.

Zhè这
zuò座
chéng城
shì市
de的
chéng城
tiě铁
wǎng网
luò络
fēi非
cháng常
fā发
dá达
 。

This city's urban railway network is very developed.

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Chéng城
tiě铁
bǐ比
gōng公
jiāo交
chē车
yào要
kuài快
dé得
duō多
 。

The city rail is much faster than the bus.