Definition & Meaning

railroad; railway

Word usage

tiě dào

铁 道

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n.railroad; railway
- tiě dào píng jiāo dào kǒu de zhà lan
  铁道平交道口的栅栏
  the railroad barrier
- ná dào xiàn jīn hòu bǎng jià zhě yán zhe pò jiù de tiě dào táo zǒu le
  拿到现金后，绑架者沿着破旧的铁道逃走了。
  After collecting the cash, the kidnapper made his escape down the disused railway line.
synonym
tiě lù铁路

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Note
"铁道" is different from "铁路". "铁路" is a general term; "铁道" is a professional term. For example, "铁道兵" and "铁道学院" do not say "铁路兵" or "铁路学院".

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