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China
Zhōngguó
中国
high-speed rail
gāotiě
高铁
operating
yùnyíng
运营
mileage
lǐchéng
里程
surpassed
tūpò
突破
47,000 km
sì wàn qī qiān gōnglǐ
四万七千公里

end of 2024
èr líng èr sì nián dǐ
二零二四年底
，
China
Zhōngguó
中国
high-speed rail
gāotiě
高铁
operating
yùnyíng
运营
mileage
lǐchéng
里程
surpassed
tūpò
突破
47,000 km
sì wàn qī qiān gōnglǐ
四万七千公里
，
continued
jìxù
继续
leading
lǐng pǎo
领跑
globally
quánqiú
全球
。

December 26, 2024 at 10:00 AM

end of 2024
èr líng èr sì nián dǐ
二零二四年底
，
China
Zhōngguó
中国
high-speed rail
gāotiě
高铁
operating
yùnyíng
运营
mileage
lǐchéng
里程
surpassed
chāoguò
超过
47,000 kilometers
sì wàn qī qiān gōnglǐ
四万七千公里
，
ranked
jū
居
number one in the world
shìjiè dì yī
世界第一
。
this year
zhè yī nián
这一年
，
China
Zhōngguó
中国
newly opened
xīn kāitōng
新开通
high-speed rail
gāotiě
高铁
approximately
yuē
约
2,300 kilometers
èr qiān sān bǎi gōnglǐ
二千三百公里
。
China
Zhōngguó
中国
(particle)
de
的
high-speed rail
gāotiě
高铁
network
wǎngluò
网络
covers
fùgài le
覆盖了
nationwide
quánguó
全国
most
dà bùfen
大部分
provinces
shěngfèn
省份
，
travel
chūxíng
出行
very
fēicháng
非常
convenient
fāngbiàn
方便
。
taking
chéngzuò
乘坐
high-speed rail
gāotiě
高铁
，
from
cóng
从
Beijing
Běijīng
北京
to
dào
到
Shanghai
Shànghǎi
上海
only takes
zhǐ xū
只需
about
yuē
约
four hours
sì xiǎoshí
四小时
。
China
Zhōngguó
中国
plans
jìhuà
计划
by
dào
到
year 2030
èr líng sān líng nián
二零三零年
，
will
jiāng
将
high-speed rail
gāotiě
高铁
total mileage
zǒng lǐchéng
总里程
increase to
zēngjiā dào
增加到
60,000 kilometers
liù wàn gōnglǐ
六万公里
。

New Words

jìshù
技术
technology
gōngsī
公司
company
shìchǎng
市场
market
fāzhǎn
发展
develop
tóuzī
投资
investment
zēngzhǎng
增长
growth
yèwù
业务
business
chǎnpǐn
产品
product
fúwù
服务
service
yònghù
用户
users
píng tái
平台
platform
chuàngxīn
创新
innovation

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