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航线

háng xiàn · hang xian

Traditional 航線

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  1. air or shipping route
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A new flight route

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，手机(shǒujī)上(shàng)有(yǒu)一条(yītiáo)新(xīn)的(de)航线(hángxiàn)，从(cóng)上海(shànghǎi)飞(fēi)到(dào)海南(hǎinán)。

    Dengdeng, there is a new route on my phone, flying from Shanghai to Hainan.

  2. Dengdeng

    这条(zhètiáo)航线(hángxiàn)飞(fēi)多久(duōjiǔ)？

    How long is this route?

  3. Liangliang

    三个(sāngè)小时(xiǎoshí)。不过(bùguò)今天(jīntiān)有(yǒu)大风(dàfēng)，航线(hángxiàn)会(huì)变(biàn)。

    Three hours. But there is strong wind today, so the route will change.

  4. Dengdeng

    航线(hángxiàn)还(hái)会(huì)变(biàn)？

    The route can change?

  5. Liangliang

    会(huì)，飞机(fēijī)要(yào)绕开(ràokāi)大风(dàfēng)，飞(fēi)得(de)远(yuǎn)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    Yes. The plane has to go around the wind and fly a bit farther.

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)航线(hángxiàn)只有(zhǐyǒu)一条(yītiáo)：从(cóng)沙发(shāfā)到(dào)冰箱(bīngxiāng)。

    My route has only one line: from the sofa to the fridge.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

船(chuán)体(tǐ)受(shòu)损(sǔn)，偏(piān)离(lí)航(háng)线(xiàn)。

The ship was damaged and veered off course.

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02

这(zhè)条(tiáo)新(xīn)航(háng)线(xiàn)把(bǎ)两(liǎng)座(zuò)城(chéng)市(shì)之(zhī)间(jiān)的(de)飞(fēi)行(xíng)时(shí)间(jiān)缩(suō)短(duǎn)了(le)一(yì)小(xiǎo)时(shí)。

This new route shortens the flight time between the two cities by an hour.

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