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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 铁路

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
铁路 tiě lù - railroad
- railway
- CL:條|条[tiao2]

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 3 6,641 1,969 5,865

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
铁 tiě- surname Tie
铁 tiě- iron (metal)
- arms
- weapons
- hard
- strong
- violent
- unshakeable
- determined
- close
- tight (slang)
路 lù- surname Lu
路 lù- road (CL:條|条[tiao2])
- journey
- route
- line (bus etc)
- sort; kind

Other Words Containing 铁路

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
铁路 - 3 6,641 1,969 5,865
铁路线 - - 46,521 34,149 72,697