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直线

zhí xiàn · zhi xian

Traditional 直線

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. straight line
  2. sharply (rise or fall)
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Is the line straight?

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，我(wǒ)画(huà)了(le)一(yī)条(tiáo)直线(zhíxiàn)！

    Look, I drew a straight line!

  2. Liangliang

    这(zhè)条(tiáo)线(xiàn)有点(yǒudiǎn)弯(wān)。

    This line is a bit curvy.

  3. Dengdeng

    不(bù)弯(wān)！它(tā)是(shì)直线(zhíxiàn)！

    It's not curvy! It's a straight line!

  4. Liangliang

    从(cóng)上面(shàngmiàn)看(kàn)，还是(háishi)弯(wān)的(de)。

    Seen from the top, it's still curvy.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)从(cóng)旁边(pángbiān)看(kàn)。

    Then look from the side.

  6. Liangliang

    从(cóng)旁边(pángbiān)看(kàn)，它(tā)是(shì)一(yī)座(zuò)山(shān)。

    From the side, it's a mountain.

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2 examples
01

多(duō)亏(kuī)了(le)这(zhè)场(chǎng)大(dà)雨(yǔ)，蔬(shū)菜(cài)价(jià)格(gé)直(zhí)线(xiàn)上(shàng)升(shēng)。

Thanks to this heavy rain, vegetable prices have risen sharply.

Tatoeba: Chinese by anndiana · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected; English translation revised.

02

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)在(zài)纸(zhǐ)上(shàng)画(huà)了(le)一(yí)道(dào)直(zhí)线(xiàn)。

Tom drew a straight line on the paper.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by Source_VOA · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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