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

青藏路 qīng zàng tiě lù Qinghai-Tibet railway
青藏路线 qīng zàng tiě lù xiàn Qinghai-Tibet railway
马口 mǎ kǒu tiě tinplate; tin (tin-coated steel)
gāo tiě high speed rail
血红蛋白 gāo tiě xuè hóng dàn bái hemoglobin
点金成 diǎn jīn chéng tiě to transform gold into base metal (idiom); fig. to edit sb else's beautiful prose and ruin it
成金 diǎn tiě chéng jīn to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem
门 tiě mén iron gate; metal door
板钉钉 tiě bǎn dìng dīng a solid assurance; a nailed-down certainty
hán tiě cold iron; refers to iron that feels cold to the touch