连线
lián xiàn
Pinyin

Definition

连线
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lián xiàn
  1. electrical lead
  2. connecting line
  3. (Tw) to connect (to a network, device etc)
  4. to go online
  5. connection
  6. (congressional) caucus

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
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)
连
Lián
  1. 1 surname Lian
连续
lián xù
  1. 1 continuous
  2. 2 in a row
  3. 3 serial
  4. 4 consecutive
连连
lián lián
  1. 1 repeatedly
  2. 2 again and again
一连
yī lián
  1. 1 in a row
  2. 2 in succession
  3. 3 running
一连串
yī lián chuàn
  1. 1 a succession of
  2. 2 a series of
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
占线
zhàn xiàn
  1. 1 busy (telephone line)
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)
全线
quán xiàn
  1. 1 the whole front (in a war)
  2. 2 the whole length (of a road or railway line)
分数线
fēn shù xiàn
  1. 1 horizontal line (in a fraction)
  2. 2 minimum passing score
分界线
fēn jiè xiàn
  1. 1 dividing line
前线
qián xiàn
  1. 1 front line
  2. 2 military front
  3. 3 workface
  4. 4 cutting edge
地平线
dì píng xiàn
  1. 1 horizon
大连
Dà lián
  1. 1 Dalian subprovincial city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China
天线
tiān xiàn
  1. 1 antenna
  2. 2 mast
  3. 3 connection with high-ranking officials

Idioms (20)

叫苦连天
jiào kǔ lián tiān
  1. 1 to whine on for days (idiom)
  2. 2 to endlessly grumble complaints
  3. 3 incessant whining
哑巴吃黄连
yǎ ba chī huáng lián
  1. 1 no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)
  2. 2 also written 啞巴吃黃蓮|哑巴吃黄莲
  3. 3 (often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出[yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū])
哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出
yǎ ba chī huáng lián , yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū
  1. 1 to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom)
  2. 2 unable to speak of one's bitter suffering
  3. 3 sometimes written 啞子吃黃連，有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连，有苦说不出
喜结连理
xǐ jié lián lǐ
  1. 1 to tie the knot (idiom)
  2. 2 to get married
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)
妙语连珠
miào yǔ lián zhū
  1. 1 sparkling with wit (idiom)
屋漏偏逢连夜雨
wū lòu piān féng lián yè yǔ
  1. 1 when it rains, it pours (idiom)
屋漏更遭连夜雨
wū lòu gèng zāo lián yè yǔ
  1. 1 when it rains, it pours (idiom)
拔毛连茹
bá máo lián rú
  1. 1 lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others
  2. 2 inextricably tangled together
  3. 3 Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.
拔茅连茹
bá máo lián rú
  1. 1 lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others
  2. 2 inextricably tangled together
  3. 3 Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.
接二连三
jiē èr lián sān
  1. 1 one after another (idiom)
  2. 2 in quick succession
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
断线风筝
duàn xiàn fēng zhēng
  1. 1 a kite with cut string (idiom); fig. gone beyond recall
炮火连天
pào huǒ lián tiān
  1. 1 cannon firing for days on end (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war
穿针引线
chuān zhēn yǐn xiàn
  1. 1 lit. to thread a needle (idiom); fig. to act as a go-between
藕断丝连
ǒu duàn sī lián
  1. 1 lit. lotus roots may break, but the fiber remains joined (idiom); lovers part, but still long for one another
血肉相连
xuè ròu xiāng lián
  1. 1 one's own flesh and blood (idiom); closely related
连三并四
lián sān bìng sì
  1. 1 one after the other
  2. 2 in succession (idiom)
连战连胜
lián zhàn lián shèng
  1. 1 fighting and winning a series of battles (idiom); ever victorious

Sample Sentences

我上个礼拜提早十五分钟连线，就已经上不去了。
wǒ shànggelǐbài tízǎo shí wǔ fēnzhōng liánxiàn ，jiù yǐjīng shàngbuqù le 。
Last week I tried to go online fifteen minutes in advance, but couldn't get on even then.
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本台记者章龙已赶到灾区，现在我们马上连线章龙。章龙，请介绍一下你了解到的最新情况。
běn tái jìzhě Zhāng Lóng yǐ gǎndào zāiqū ，xiànzài wǒmen mǎshàng liánxiàn Zhāng Lóng 。Zhāng Lóng ，qǐng jièshào yīxià nǐ liǎojiě dào de zuì xīn qíngkuàng 。
Our journalist, Zhang Long, has already hurried to the disaster area and we'll be connected with him shortly. Zhang Long, please brief us on the current situation according to your understanding.
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