Usages of dìtiě
我们 是 坐 地铁 去 医院 的， 票 也 不 贵。wǒmen shì zuò dìtiě qù yīyuàn de, piào yě bú guì.
We went to the hospital by subway; the tickets weren’t expensive.
我们 是 骑 自行车 去 的， 不 是 坐 地铁 去 的。wǒmen shì qí zìxíngchē qù de, bú shì zuò dìtiě qù de.
We went by bicycle, not by subway.
地铁 的 票 不 贵， 公交车 的 票 更 便宜。dìtiě de piào bú guì, gōngjiāochē de piào gèng piányi.
Subway tickets are not expensive; bus tickets are even cheaper.
她 现在 住 在 公司 旁边， 坐 地铁 很 方便。tā xiànzài zhù zài gōngsī pángbiān, zuò dìtiě hěn fāngbiàn.
She now lives near the company; taking the subway is very convenient.
有 地铁 和 公交车， 去 公司 很 方便。yǒu dìtiě hé gōngjiāochē, qù gōngsī hěn fāngbiàn.
With the subway and buses, it's very convenient to go to the company.
今天 我 不 开 车， 我 坐 地铁。jīntiān wǒ bù kāi chē, wǒ zuò dìtiě.
I'm not driving today; I'm taking the subway.
除了 周末 以外， 我们 都 从 家 坐 地铁 到 公司。Chúle zhōumò yǐwài, wǒmen dōu cóng jiā zuò dìtiě dào gōngsī.
Except on weekends, we all take the subway from home to the company.
公园 很 远， 我们 坐 地铁 吧。gōngyuán hěn yuǎn, wǒmen zuò dìtiě ba.
The park is far; let’s take the subway.
我 家 在 这 个 城市 的 北 边， 去 公司 要 坐 地铁 一会儿。wǒ jiā zài zhè gè chéngshì de běi bian, qù gōngsī yào zuò dìtiě yíhuìr.
My home is in the north of this city; to get to the company I need to take the subway for a while.
她 觉得 坐 地铁 去 机场 比 坐 公交车 更 方便。tā juéde zuò dìtiě qù jīchǎng bǐ zuò gōngjiāochē gèng fāngbiàn.
She thinks taking the subway to the airport is more convenient than taking the bus.
她 的 眼镜 丢 在 地铁 上 了， 后来 有 人 帮 她 捡 回来。tā de yǎnjìng diū zài dìtiě shàng le, hòulái yǒu rén bāng tā jiǎn huílái.
She lost her glasses on the subway, but later someone helped her pick them up and bring them back.
早上 八 点 市中心 的 交通 最 拥挤， 公交车 和 地铁 都 很 满。zǎoshang bā diǎn shìzhōngxīn de jiāotōng zuì yōngjǐ, gōngjiāochē hé dìtiě dōu hěn mǎn.
At eight in the morning the traffic downtown is the most crowded; the buses and subway are all very full.
现在 交通 很 发达， 从 郊区 到 市中心 的 地铁 常常 很 满， 要 坐 四十 分钟， 比 公交车 方便。xiànzài jiāotōng hěn fādá, cóng jiāoqū dào shìzhōngxīn de dìtiě chángcháng hěn mǎn, yào zuò sìshí fēnzhōng, bǐ gōngjiāochē fāngbiàn.
Transportation is very developed now; the subway from the suburbs to downtown is often very full and takes forty minutes, but it’s more convenient than the bus.
冬天 要是 下雪 了， 她 不 是 坐 地铁， 就 是 早点儿 回家。dōngtiān yàoshi xiàxuě le, tā bú shì zuò dìtiě, jiù shì zǎodiǎnr huíjiā.
If it snows in winter, she either takes the subway or goes home early.
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