What it means
Subway station. 地铁 is the metro, 站 is a station or stop.
When to use it
Big cities have excellent metro systems with English signage. This is often faster and cheaper than a taxi at rush hour.
Examples
zuì最jìn近de的dì地tiě铁zhàn站zài在nǎ哪lǐ里？
Where is the nearest subway station?
zuò坐dì地tiě铁qù去hěn很kuài快。
Taking the subway is fast.
dì地tiě铁zhàn站lí离zhè这lǐ里yuǎn远ma吗？
Is the subway station far from here?
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