占线 (佔線)
zhàn xiàn
Pinyin
Definition
占线 (佔線)
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- busy (telephone line)
Character Decomposition
Idioms (8)
单丝不成线,独木不成林
- 1 one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest (idiom)
多吃多占
- 1 taking or eating more than one's due (idiom); greedy and selfish
放长线钓大鱼
- 1 use a long line to catch a big fish (idiom); a long-term plan for major returns
断线风筝
- 1 a kite with cut string (idiom); fig. gone beyond recall
独占鳌头
- 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 to be the champion
- 3 to be the very best in any field