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铁
tiě
Main
English Definitioniron (metal); arms; weapons; hard; strong; violent; unshakeable; determined; close; tight (slang); (Chinese surname)
Simplified Script铁
Traditional Script鐵
Pinyintiě
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄊㄧㄝˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping)tit3
Part of Speech(名) noun
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Part of chemistry/elements
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=3 TOCFL=5

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铁路tiělùrailroad; railway
铁道部tiědào bùMinistry of Railways (MOR), disbanded in 2013 with its regulatory functions taken over by the Ministry of Transport 交通运输部
铁矿石tiěkuàng shíiron ore
铁杆tiěgāniron (golf club)
铁杆tiěgǎniron rod; zealous; die-hard
Words With Same Tail Word    
地铁dìtiěsubway; metro
钢铁gāngtiěsteel
李铁lǐtiěLi Tie (1977-), footballer
高铁gāotiěhigh speed rail
生铁shēngtiěpig iron
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