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Pronunciation / Transliteration: dìtiě
"我每天坐地铁去上班。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An underground electric railway system operating in a metropolitan area.
"She takes the subway to work every morning to avoid the downtown traffic." - 2
An underground passage or tunnel allowing pedestrians to cross safely beneath a busy road.
"Pedestrians can use the subway to safely cross beneath the multi-lane highway."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the United States in the late 19th century as a compound of the prefix sub- (meaning 'under' or 'below') and way (meaning 'road' or 'path'). It originally referred to an underground passage or tunnel for cables and pipes before shifting to designate an underground electric railway system.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Subway" is said worldwide
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métro
Transliteration: may-tro
"Je prends le métro pour aller au travail."
U-Bahn
Transliteration: oo-bahn
"Die U-Bahn fährt alle fünf Minuten."
metropolitana
Transliteration: meh-tro-po-li-ta-na
"Prendo la metropolitana per evitare il traffico."
metro
Transliteration: meh-tro
"El metro de Madrid es muy eficiente."
metrô
Transliteration: meh-tro
"Eu vou de metrô para a faculdade."
मेट्रो
Transliteration: metro
"मैं काम पर जाने के लिए मेट्रो का उपयोग करता हूँ।"
地铁
Transliteration: dìtiě
"我每天坐地铁去上班。"
지하철
Transliteration: ji-ha-cheol
"출근 시간에 지하철은 사람이 아주 많습니다."
地下鉄
Transliteration: chikatetsu
"私は毎日地下鉄で会社に通っています。"
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