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地铁站

dìtiězhàn

subway station

A subway entrance with stairs
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Characters in this word

地 de

Strokes
6
Radical
土 — soil, earth
Made of
土 soil, earth 也 also, too
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

铁 tiě

Strokes
10
Radical
钅 — gold, metal
Made of
钅 gold, metal 失 to lose
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

站 zhàn

Strokes
10
Radical
立 — to stand
Made of
立 to stand 占 to divine
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 地铁站很近。 Dìtiězhàn hěn jìn. The subway station is very close.
  • 我到地铁站。 Wǒ dào dìtiězhàn. I arrive at the subway station.
  • 地铁站人多。 Dìtiězhàn rén duō. There are many people at the subway station.

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