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线路

xiàn lù · xian lu

Traditional 線路

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. (electricity) line; circuit; wire
  2. (traffic) road; track; route
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Which route to the museum?

  1. Dengdeng

    去(qù)博物馆(bówùguǎn)坐(zuò)哪(nǎ)条(tiáo)线路(xiànlù)？

    Which route do we take to the museum?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)地图(dìtú)，十二(shíèr)路(lù)公交(gōngjiāo)，这(zhè)条(tiáo)线路(xiànlù)最(zuì)快(kuài)。

    Let me check the map. Bus 12. This route is the fastest.

  3. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)条(tiáo)线路(xiànlù)要(yào)多久(duōjiǔ)？

    How long does this route take?

  4. Liangliang

    四十(sìshí)分钟(fēnzhōng)。

    Forty minutes.

  5. Dengdeng

    地铁(dìtiě)的(de)线路(xiànlù)只(zhǐ)要(yào)二十(èrshí)分钟(fēnzhōng)呢(ne)！

    The subway route takes only twenty minutes!

  6. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)要(yào)换(huàn)三次(sāncì)车(chē)。我们(wǒmen)还是(háishi)坐(zuò)公交(gōngjiāo)吧(ba)。

    But you have to change three times. Let's just take the bus.

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2 examples
01

这(zhè)条(tiáo)公(gōng)交(jiāo)线(xiàn)路(lù)经(jīng)过(guò)市(shì)中(zhōng)心(xīn)和(hé)火(huǒ)车(chē)站(zhàn)。

This bus route passes through the city center and the train station.

02

电(diàn)工(gōng)正(zhèng)在(zài)检(jiǎn)查(chá)屋(wū)里(lǐ)的(de)电(diàn)路(lù)线(xiàn)路(lù)。

The electrician is checking the electrical wiring in the house.

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