直
线

Straight line in Chinese: 直线 (zhí xiàn)

zhí xiàn

straight line

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 直線1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1straight line
  2. 2sharply (rise or fall)

Stroke order

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直
线

Zhuyin

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ㄓˊ

zhí

ㄓ/ zhˊ/ second tone

ㄒㄧㄢˋ

xiàn

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

直线

Simplified

直線

Traditional

Example sentences

See 直线 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 请用笔画一条直线。

    qǐng yòng bǐ huà yì tiáo zhí xiàn。

    Please draw a straight line with the pen.

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Related words

直

zhí

straight

线

xiàn

thread

一直

yī zhí

straight (in a straight line)

直接

zhí jiē

direct (opposite: indirect 间接)

简直

jiǎn zhí

simply

占线

zhàn xiàn

busy (telephone line)

路线

lù xiàn

itinerary

直播

zhí bō

(TV, radio) to broadcast live

直到

zhí dào

until

光线

guāng xiàn

light ray

线索

xiàn suǒ

trail

热线

rè xiàn

hotline (communications link)

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