占线
zhàn xiàn
Pinyin

Definition

占线
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zhàn xiàn
  1. busy (telephone line)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

上线
shàng xiàn
  1. 1 to go online
  2. 2 to put sth online
占
zhàn
  1. 1 variant of 占[zhàn]
占据
zhàn jù
  1. 1 to occupy
  2. 2 to hold
占有
zhàn yǒu
  1. 1 to have
  2. 2 to own
  3. 3 to hold
  4. 4 to occupy
  5. 5 to possess
  6. 6 to account for (a high proportion etc)
在线
zài xiàn
  1. 1 online
底线
dǐ xiàn
  1. 1 to underline
  2. 2 bottom line
  3. 3 base line (in sports)
  4. 4 baseline
  5. 5 minimum
  6. 6 spy
  7. 7 plant
曲线
qū xiàn
  1. 1 curve
  2. 2 curved line
  3. 3 indirect
  4. 4 in a roundabout way
毛线
máo xiàn
  1. 1 knitting wool
  2. 2 wool yarn
火线
Huǒ xiàn
  1. 1 FireWire (IEEE 1394 data-transfer interface)
无线
wú xiàn
  1. 1 wireless
眼线
yǎn xiàn
  1. 1 informer
  2. 2 snitch
  3. 3 spy
  4. 4 scout
  5. 5 (cosmetics) eye line
紫外线
zǐ wài xiàn
  1. 1 ultraviolet ray
线
xiàn
  1. 1 thread
  2. 2 string
  3. 3 wire
  4. 4 line
  5. 5 CL:條|条[tiáo],股[gǔ],根[gēn]
  6. 6 (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)
线条
xiàn tiáo
  1. 1 line (in drawing, calligraphy etc)
  2. 2 the lines or contours of a three-dimensional object (hairstyle, clothing, car etc)
视线
shì xiàn
  1. 1 line of sight
路线
lù xiàn
  1. 1 itinerary
  2. 2 route
  3. 3 political line (e.g. right revisionist road)
  4. 4 CL:條|条[tiáo]
下线
xià xiàn
  1. 1 to go offline
中线
zhōng xiàn
  1. 1 half-way line
  2. 2 median line
主线
zhǔ xiàn
  1. 1 main line (of communication)
  2. 2 main thread (of a plotline or concept)
  3. 3 central theme
五线谱
wǔ xiàn pǔ
  1. 1 (music) staff
  2. 2 stave

Idioms (8)

单丝不成线，独木不成林
dān sī bù chéng xiàn , dú mù bù chéng lín
  1. 1 one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest (idiom)
多吃多占
duō chī duō zhàn
  1. 1 taking or eating more than one's due (idiom); greedy and selfish
放长线钓大鱼
fàng cháng xiàn diào dà yú
  1. 1 use a long line to catch a big fish (idiom); a long-term plan for major returns
断线风筝
duàn xiàn fēng zhēng
  1. 1 a kite with cut string (idiom); fig. gone beyond recall
独占鳌头
dú zhàn áo tóu
  1. 1 to come first in triennial palace examinations (idiom, refers to the carved stone turtle head in front of the imperial palace, next to which the most successful candidate in the imperial examinations was entitled to stand)
  2. 2 to be the champion
  3. 3 to be the very best in any field
穿针引线
chuān zhēn yǐn xiàn
  1. 1 lit. to thread a needle (idiom); fig. to act as a go-between
长流水，不断线
cháng liú shuǐ , bù duàn xiàn
  1. 1 continuous and patient effort (idiom)
飞针走线
fēi zhēn zǒu xiàn
  1. 1 flying needle and running seam (idiom); skillful needlework

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