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The Chinese word tielu - 铁路 - tiělù
(railroad in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
tiělù
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English translations
railroad,
railway
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铁路 ( tielu / tiělù ) in traditional characters
鐵路
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
iron | road
铁路 ( tielu / tiělù ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 597)
铁路 ( tielu / tiělù ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 597)
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