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曲线

qū xiàn · qu xian

Traditional 曲線

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. curve
  2. curved line
  3. indirect
  4. in a roundabout way
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In a conversation

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The temperature curve

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)在(zài)看(kàn)什么(shénme)？

    What are you looking at?

  2. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)周(zhōu)的(de)气温(qìwēn)曲线(qūxiàn)。

    This week's temperature curve.

  3. Liangliang

    这条(zhètiáo)曲线(qūxiàn)怎么(zěnme)一直(yīzhí)往下(wǎngxià)？

    Why does this curve keep going down?

  4. Dengdeng

    因为(yīnwèi)明天(míngtiān)开始(kāishǐ)降温(jiàngwēn)了(le)。

    Because it gets colder from tomorrow.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)曲线(qūxiàn)最后(zuìhòu)会(huì)回来(huílai)吗(ma)？

    Will the curve come back up in the end?

  6. Dengdeng

    会的(huìde)，周末(zhōumò)又(yòu)会(huì)往上走(wǎngshàngzǒu)，我们(wǒmen)去(qù)爬山(páshān)吧(ba)！

    Yes, it goes up again at the weekend. Let's go hiking!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)条(tiáo)曲(qū)线(xiàn)显(xiǎn)示(shì)了(le)过(guò)去(qù)一(yì)年(nián)的(de)气(qì)温(wēn)变(biàn)化(huà)。

This curve shows the temperature changes over the past year.

02

他(tā)不(bù)好(hǎo)意(yì)思(si)直(zhí)接(jiē)拒(jù)绝(jué)，只(zhǐ)好(hǎo)走(zǒu)曲(qū)线(xiàn)。

He was too embarrassed to refuse directly, so he had to take a roundabout way.

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