高铁 gāotiě high speed rail
How to remember 高铁: 高 high + 铁 iron = high speed rail.
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How it is used
- High-speed rail, China's HSR network - 坐高铁 (zuò gāotiě) take the bullet train.
- Contrast 动车 (dòngchē, slightly slower D-trains) and 火车 (huǒchē, conventional train).
- Ubiquitous in travel and commuting talk.
Example sentences
- 坐高铁去上海只要五个小时。 Zuò gāotiě qù Shànghǎi zhǐ yào wǔ ge xiǎoshí.The high-speed train to Shanghai takes only five hours.