虚线
xū xiàn
Pinyin

Definition

虚线
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xū xiàn
  1. dotted line
  2. dashed line
  3. (math.) imaginary line

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

上线
shàng xiàn
  1. 1 to go online
  2. 2 to put sth online
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
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
空虚
kōng xū
  1. 1 hollow
  2. 2 emptiness
  3. 3 meaningless
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)
虚
xū
  1. 1 emptiness
  2. 2 void
  3. 3 abstract theory or guiding principles
  4. 4 empty or unoccupied
  5. 5 diffident or timid
  6. 6 false
  7. 7 humble or modest
  8. 8 (of health) weak
  9. 9 virtual
  10. 10 in vain
虚伪
xū wěi
  1. 1 false
  2. 2 hypocritical
  3. 3 artificial
  4. 4 sham
虚幻
xū huàn
  1. 1 imaginary
  2. 2 illusory
虚荣
xū róng
  1. 1 vanity
视线
shì xiàn
  1. 1 line of sight
谦虚
qiān xū
  1. 1 modest
  2. 2 self-effacing
  3. 3 to make modest remarks

Idioms (20)

乘虚而入
chéng xū ér rù
  1. 1 to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom); to take advantage of a lapse
以虚带实
yǐ xū dài shí
  1. 1 to let correct ideology guide practical work (idiom)
做贼心虚
zuò zéi xīn xū
  1. 1 to feel guilty as a thief (idiom); to have sth on one's conscience
名不虚传
míng bù xū chuán
  1. 1 lit. name is not in vain (idiom); a fully justified reputation
  2. 2 enjoys a well-deserved reputation
向壁虚构
xiàng bì xū gòu
  1. 1 facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication
向壁虚造
xiàng bì xū zào
  1. 1 facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication
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)
弄虚作假
nòng xū zuò jiǎ
  1. 1 to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery
形同虚设
xíng tóng xū shè
  1. 1 to exist in name only
  2. 2 empty shell
  3. 3 useless (idiom)
徒拥虚名
tú yōng xū míng
  1. 1 to possess an undeserved reputation (idiom)
徒有虚名
tú yǒu xū míng
  1. 1 with an undeserved reputation (idiom); unwarranted fame
  2. 2 nowhere near as good as he's made out to be
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
浪得虚名
làng dé xū míng
  1. 1 to have an undeserved reputation (idiom)
深藏若虚
shēn cáng ruò xū
  1. 1 to hide one's treasure away so that no-one knows about it (idiom); fig. modest about one's talents
  2. 2 to hide one's light under a bushel
眼见为实，耳听为虚
yǎn jiàn wéi shí , ěr tīng wéi xū
  1. 1 to believe what one sees, not what one hears (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.
  2. 2 It ain't necessarily so.
穿针引线
chuān zhēn yǐn xiàn
  1. 1 lit. to thread a needle (idiom); fig. to act as a go-between
耳听为虚，眼见为实
ěr tīng wéi xū , yǎn jiàn wéi shí
  1. 1 Take what you hear to be false, only believe it when you see it (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.
  2. 2 It ain't necessarily so.
虚己以听
xū jǐ yǐ tīng
  1. 1 to listen to the ideas of others with an open mind (idiom)
虚席以待
xū xí yǐ dài
  1. 1 to reserve a seat for sb (idiom)

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