Usage note
高铁是指快速的火车，用于长途旅行。
gāo tiě shì zhǐ kuài sù de huǒ chē, yòng yú zhǎng tú lǚ xíng.
High-speed rail refers to fast trains used for long-distance travel.
Context note
你可以在火车站看到高铁的标志，也可以在电视新闻中听到关于高铁的消息。
nǐ kě yǐ zài zhàn chē stǎn kàn dào gāo tiě de biāozhì, yě kě yǐ zài diàn shì wénxīn zhōng tīng dào guānyú gāo tiě de xiāo xī.
You can see the high-speed rail标志at train stations and hear about it on TV news.
5 examples
我要坐高铁去北京。
wǒ yào zuò gāo tiě qù běi jīng。
I am going to Beijing by high-speed rail.
高铁比普通火车快很多。
gāo tiě bǐ pǔ tōng huǒ chē kuài hěn duō。
High-speed rail is much faster than ordinary trains.
我每天坐高铁上下班。
wǒ měi tiān zuò gāo tiě shàng xià bān。
I take the high-speed rail to work every day.
高铁站有很多服务设施。
gāo tiě zhàn yǒu hěn duō fú wù shè shī。
There are many service facilities at high-speed rail stations.
我朋友说他喜欢坐高铁旅行。
wǒ péng yǒu shuō tā xǐ huan zuò gāo tiě lǚ xíng。
My friend says he likes to travel by high-speed rail.
5 mini stories
我爸爸经常坐高铁出差。他觉得这样很方便。
wǒ bà ba jīng cháng zuò gāo tiě chū chāi。 tā jué de zhè yàng hěn fāng biàn。
My dad often travels by high-speed rail for business. He finds it very convenient.
妈妈说高铁是安全的。她喜欢坐高铁去旅游。
mā ma shuō gāo tiě shì ān quán de。 tā xǐ huan zuò gāo tiě qù lǚ yóu。
Mom says high-speed rail is safe. She likes to travel by it.
我第一次坐高铁，感觉很快。
wǒ dì yī cì zuò gāo tiě， gǎn jué hěn kuài。
I felt very fast on my first high-speed rail ride.
我们全家一起去坐高铁旅行。
wǒ men quán jiā yì qǐ qù zuò gāo tiě lǚ xíng。
Our whole family went traveling by high-speed rail together.
朋友推荐我去坐高铁，因为很方便。
péng yǒu tuī jiàn wǒ qù zuò gāo tiě， yīn wèi hěn fāng biàn。
My friend recommended I travel by high-speed rail because it is very convenient.
Mini dialogue
去北京
A
我们怎么去北京？
Wǒmen zěnme qù Běijīng?
How are we going to Beijing?
B
坐高铁去吧，很快。
Zuò gāotiě qù ba, hěn kuài.
Let's take the high-speed rail, it's very fast.
高铁站
A
高铁站离这儿远吗？
Gāotiě zhàn lí zhèr yuǎn ma?
Is the high-speed rail station far from here?
B
不远，走路十分钟。
Bù yuǎn, zǒulù shí fēnzhōng.
Not far, a ten-minute walk.
Related words and contrasts
related
火车
huǒ chē
train
高铁 is a type of very fast 火车 (train).
contrast
地铁
dì tiě
subway
地铁 runs inside a city, while 高铁 travels between cities.