铁丝 meaning in English

tiěsī

iron wire; subway enthusiast (abbr. for 地鐵粉絲|地铁粉丝[di4 tie3 fen3 si1])

Traditional 鐵絲15 strokes

Meaning of 铁丝

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

tiěsī
  1. iron wire
  2. subway enthusiast (abbr. for 地鐵粉絲|地铁粉丝[di4 tie3 fen3 si1])
  3. railway enthusiast (abbr. for 鐵路粉絲|铁路粉丝[tie3 lu4 fen3 si1])

Measure word: 根

铁丝 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā没méi带dài钥yào匙shi,用yòng铁tiě丝sī拨bō动dòng了le两liǎng下xià,门mén居jū然rán开kāi了le。
Having forgotten his key, he was able to open the door by inserting a wire in the keyhole.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

铁 tiě · iron · 10 strokes

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丝 sī · silk · 5 strokes

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  4. 4
  5. 5

Related words

Words that share a character with 铁丝.

地铁dìtiěunderground railway; subway; subway train
地铁站dìtiězhànsubway station
铁路tiělùrailroad; railway
高铁gāotiěhigh speed rail
粉丝fěnsībean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles; cellophane noodles; fan; enthusiast for sb or s
丝毫sīháothe slightest amount or degree; a bit
丝绸sīchóusilk (cloth)
螺丝luósīscrew
钢铁gāngtiěsteel
蕾丝lěisī(textiles) (loanword) lace
铁轨tiěguǐrail; railroad track
铁链tiěliàniron chain

Questions about 铁丝

What does 铁丝 mean?

铁丝 (tiěsī) means "iron wire; subway enthusiast (abbr. for 地鐵粉絲|地铁粉丝[di4 tie3 fen3 si1])".

How do you write 铁丝?

铁丝 is made of 2 characters: 铁 (10 strokes), 丝 (5 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.

How is 铁丝 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 铁丝 is written 鐵絲.