Korean Word of the Day
지하철
ji-HA-cheol • noun — 13th of May, 2026
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Meaning: subway; underground urban train system
Examples
- 나는 지하철로 출근해요.
(I commute to work by subway.) - 역에서 지하철을 갈아타야 해요.
(I need to transfer to another subway line at the station.) - 지하철이 너무 붐벼서 불편했어요.
(The subway was so crowded that it was uncomfortable.)
Synonyms
- 전철
- 지하철도
Use 지하철 when talking about the metro/subway system in cities. Common verbs with it include '지하철을 타다' (to take the subway), '지하철역' (subway station), and '지하철로 이동하다' (to travel by subway). Pronunciation: ji-HA-cheol (three syllables, stress indicated on HA).
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