横线
héng xiàn
Pinyin

Definition

横线
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héng xiàn
  1. horizontal line
  2. horizontal coordinate line

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

上线
shàng xiàn
  1. 1 to go online
  2. 2 to put sth online
光线
guāng xiàn
  1. 1 light ray
  2. 2 CL:條|条[tiáo],道[dào]
  3. 3 light
  4. 4 illumination
  5. 5 lighting (for a photograph)
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
横
héng
  1. 1 horizontal
  2. 2 across
  3. 3 crosswise
  4. 4 horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters)
  5. 5 to place (sth) flat (on a surface)
  6. 6 to cross (a river, etc)
  7. 7 in a jumble
  8. 8 chaotic
  9. 9 (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable
  10. 10 violent
横批
héng pī
  1. 1 horizontal scroll (for inscription)
横行
héng xíng
  1. 1 to go on the rampage
  2. 2 to riot
  3. 3 to run amuck
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
热线
rè xiàn
  1. 1 hotline (communications link)
眼线
yǎn xiàn
  1. 1 informer
  2. 2 snitch
  3. 3 spy
  4. 4 scout
  5. 5 (cosmetics) eye line
米线
mǐ xiàn
  1. 1 rice-flour noodles
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

Idioms (20)

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)
妙趣横生
miào qù héng shēng
  1. 1 endlessly interesting (idiom)
  2. 2 very witty
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
枝节横生
zhī jié héng shēng
  1. 1 side issues keep arising (idiom)
横七竖八
héng qī shù bā
  1. 1 in disorder
  2. 2 at sixes and sevens (idiom)
横刀夺爱
héng dāo duó ài
  1. 1 to rob sb of sth they cherish (idiom)
横征暴敛
héng zhēng bào liǎn
  1. 1 to tax by force and extort levies (idiom); to screw taxes out of the people by force
横挑鼻子竖挑眼
héng tiāo bí zi shù tiāo yǎn
  1. 1 to pick on sth incessantly (idiom)
  2. 2 to criticize right and left
横正暴敛
héng zhèng bào liǎn
  1. 1 to levy exorbitant taxes (idiom)
横生枝节
héng shēng zhī jié
  1. 1 to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom)
横眉怒目
héng méi nù mù
  1. 1 lit. furrowed brows and blazing eyes
  2. 2 to dart looks of hate at sb (idiom)
横冲直撞
héng chōng zhí zhuàng
  1. 1 lit. bashing sideways and colliding straight on (idiom); to push through shoving and bumping
  2. 2 to barge
  3. 3 to charge around violently
眼泪横流
yǎn lèi hèng liú
  1. 1 to be overflowing with tears (idiom)
穿针引线
chuān zhēn yǐn xiàn
  1. 1 lit. to thread a needle (idiom); fig. to act as a go-between
纵横交错
zòng héng jiāo cuò
  1. 1 criss-crossed (idiom)
老气横秋
lǎo qì héng qiū
  1. 1 old and decrepit
  2. 2 proud of one's age and experience (idiom)
血肉横飞
xuè ròu héng fēi
  1. 1 flesh and blood flying (idiom); carnage
  2. 2 people blown to pieces
长流水，不断线
cháng liú shuǐ , bù duàn xiàn
  1. 1 continuous and patient effort (idiom)
飞来横祸
fēi lái hèng huò
  1. 1 sudden and unexpected disaster (idiom)

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