tiě

iron; strong, solid, firm

HSK 3 #779

DEFINITIONS

铁 tiě
  • surname Tie
  • iron (metal)
  • arms
  • weapons
  • hard
  • strong
  • violent
  • unshakeable
  • determined
  • close
  • tight (slang)

STROKES

WORDS

甲车 tiě jiǎ chē armored car
石 tiě shí iron and stone
砧 tiě zhēn anvil
窗生活 tiě chuāng shēng huó time served in prison; prison life
箍 tiě gū iron hoop
箱 tiě xiāng metal trunk; metal box; a safe
罐 tiě guàn metal pot
蛋子 tiě dàn zi see 鐵球|铁球[tie3 qiu2]
血宰相 tiě xuè zǎi xiàng Iron Chancellor, refers to Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898), Prussian politician, minister-president of Prussia 1862-1873, Chancellor of Germany 1871-1890
西 tiě xī Tiexi district of Siping city 四平市, Jilin; Tiexi district of Shenyang city 瀋陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning
西区 tiě xī qū Tiexi district of Siping city 四平市, Jilin; Tiexi district of Shenyang city 瀋陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning
观音 tiě guān yīn Tieguanyin tea (a variety of oolong tea)
军 tiě jūn invincible army
通 tiě tōng China Mobile Tietong, state-owned telecommunications operator (abbr. for 中移鐵通|中移铁通[Zhong1 yi2 Tie3 tong1]); (Cantonese) iron pipe (weapon)
道部 tiě dào bù Ministry of Railways (MOR), disbanded in 2013 with its regulatory functions taken over by the Ministry of Transport 交通運輸部|交通运输部[Jiao1 tong1 Yun4 shu1 bu4]
达尼号 tiě dá ní hào RMS Titanic, British passenger liner that sank in 1912 (Tw); PRC equivalent: 泰坦尼克號|泰坦尼克号[Tai4 tan3 ni2 ke4 Hao4]
钩 tiě gōu iron hook
钩儿 tiě gōu r erhua variant of 鐵鈎|铁钩[tie3 gou1]
铝土 tiě lǚ tǔ Ferralosols (Chinese Soil Taxonomy)
镁质 tiě měi zhì mafic rock (containing magnesium and iron, so comparatively heavy, making oceanic plates)
面 tiě miàn iron mask (as defensive armor); fig. upright and selfless person
饭碗 tiě fàn wǎn secure employment (lit. iron rice bowl)
齿 tiě chǐ (Tw) obstinate; argumentative; opinionated; skeptical of superstitions; (Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [thih-khí])
齿铜牙 tiě chǐ tóng yá clever and eloquent speaker (idiom)
陇海路 lǒng hǎi tiě lù Jiangsu-Gansu railway