断层线
duàn céng xiàn
Pinyin

Definition

断层线
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duàn céng xiàn
  1. geological fault line

Related Words (20)

上线
shàng xiàn
  1. 1 to go online
  2. 2 to put sth online
不断
bù duàn
  1. 1 unceasing
  2. 2 uninterrupted
  3. 3 continuous
  4. 4 constant
判断
pàn duàn
  1. 1 to judge
  2. 2 to determine
  3. 3 judgment
在线
zài xiàn
  1. 1 online
层
céng
  1. 1 layer
  2. 2 stratum
  3. 3 laminated
  4. 4 floor (of a building)
  5. 5 storey
  6. 6 classifier for layers
  7. 7 repeated
  8. 8 sheaf (math.)
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
断
duàn
  1. 1 to break
  2. 2 to snap
  3. 3 to cut off
  4. 4 to give up or abstain from sth
  5. 5 to judge
  6. 6 (usu. used in the negative) absolutely
  7. 7 definitely
  8. 8 decidedly
曲线
qū xiàn
  1. 1 curve
  2. 2 curved line
  3. 3 indirect
  4. 4 in a roundabout way
果断
guǒ duàn
  1. 1 firm
  2. 2 decisive
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
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]
上层
shàng céng
  1. 1 upper layer
下层
xià céng
  1. 1 underlayer
  2. 2 lower class
  3. 3 lower strata
  4. 4 substrate
下线
xià xiàn
  1. 1 to go offline
中层
zhōng céng
  1. 1 middle-ranking

Idioms (20)

一刀两断
yī dāo liǎng duàn
  1. 1 lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to make a clean break (idiom)
伤筋断骨
shāng jīn duàn gǔ
  1. 1 to suffer serious injury (idiom)
割袍断义
gē páo duàn yì
  1. 1 to rip one's robe as a sign of repudiating a sworn brotherhood (idiom)
  2. 2 to break all friendly ties
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)
层出不穷
céng chū bù qióng
  1. 1 more and more emerge
  2. 2 innumerable succession
  3. 3 breeding like flies (idiom)
层峦叠嶂
céng luán dié zhàng
  1. 1 range upon range of mountains (idiom)
快刀断乱麻
kuài dāo duàn luàn má
  1. 1 lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation
  2. 2 cutting the Gordian knot
应机立断
yìng jī lì duàn
  1. 1 to act on an opportunity (idiom); to take prompt advantage of a situation
投鞭断流
tóu biān duàn liú
  1. 1 arms enough to stem the stream (idiom); formidable army
接连不断
jiē lián bù duàn
  1. 1 in unbroken succession (idiom)
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
断港绝潢
duàn gǎng jué huáng
  1. 1 to be unable to continue
  2. 2 to come to a dead end (idiom)
断章取义
duàn zhāng qǔ yì
  1. 1 to quote out of context (idiom)
断线风筝
duàn xiàn fēng zhēng
  1. 1 a kite with cut string (idiom); fig. gone beyond recall
断袖之癖
duàn xiù zhī pǐ
  1. 1 lit. cut sleeve (idiom); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 漢書|汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve.
柔肠寸断
róu cháng cùn duàn
  1. 1 lit. to feel as if one's intestines have been cut short
  2. 2 broken-hearted (idiom)
残垣断壁
cán yuán duàn bì
  1. 1 crumbling fences and dilapidated walls (idiom)
源源不断
yuán yuán bù duàn
  1. 1 a steady flow (idiom); an unending stream
独断专行
dú duàn zhuān xíng
  1. 1 to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action
  2. 2 a law unto oneself
独断独行
dú duàn dú xíng
  1. 1 to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action
  2. 2 a law unto oneself

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