行 háng row / line / commercial firm / line of business / profession / to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) / (in data tables) row / (Tw) column syn 光线 光線 guāng xiàn light ray / CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4] / light / illumination / lighting (for a photograph) syn 灵光 靈光 líng guāng divine light (around the Buddha) / a halo / a miraculous column of light / (slang) jolly good! syn 亮光 liàng guāng light / beam of light / gleam of light / light reflected from an object syn 生产线 生產線 shēng chǎn xiàn assembly line / production line 专线 專線 zhuān xiàn special-purpose phone line or communications link / hotline / special rail line (e.g. between airport and city) / CL:條|条[tiao2] 外线 外線 wài xiàn (military) line of troops encircling an enemy position / (telephony) outside line / (basketball) outside the three-point line 起跑线 起跑線 qǐ pǎo xiàn the starting line (of a race) / scratch line (in a relay race) 干线 幹線 gàn xiàn main line / trunk line 中线 中線 zhōng xiàn half-way line / median line 控制线 控制線 kòng zhì xiàn line of control / control line 萤火 螢火 yíng huǒ light of firefly / fairy light 背光 bèi guāng to be in a poor light / to do sth with one's back to the light / to stand in one's own light syn 沿线 沿線 yán xiàn along the line (e.g. railway) / the region near the line 柳暗花明 liǔ àn huā míng lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom) / at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope / light at the end of the tunnel 轻骑 輕騎 qīng qí light cavalry / light motorcycle / moped syn 边界线 邊界線 biān jiè xiàn boundary line / border line 顶灯 頂燈 dǐng dēng dome light (of a taxi etc) / ceiling light (in a room) / interior light (of a car) / light on the top of a mast etc 光柱 guāng zhù light beam / light pillar (atmospheric optics) syn 银光 銀光 yín guāng silvery light / bright white light / shining white light 可见光 可見光 kě jiàn guāng visible light / light in optical spectrum 虚线 虛線 xū xiàn dotted line / dashed line / (math.) imaginary line 底边 底邊 dǐ biān base (of a triangle) / base line / hem line (of skirt) syn 曲线图 曲線圖 qū xiàn tú line graph / line diagram 垂线 垂線 chuí xiàn (math.) perpendicular line / vertical line syn 站队 站隊 zhàn duì to line up / to stand in line / (fig.) to take sides / to side with sb / to align oneself with a faction syn 装配线 裝配線 zhuāng pèi xiàn assembly line / production line 闯红灯 闖紅燈 chuǎng hóng dēng to run a red light / failing to stop at a red traffic light / (slang) to have sex with a girl while she is menstruating 灯头 燈頭 dēng tóu electric light socket / burner (component of a kerosene lamp) / light (as a countable item, e.g. number of lights fitted in a house) 线图 線圖 xiàn tú line drawing / diagram / line graph 整队 整隊 zhěng duì to dress (troops) / to line up (to arrange in a straight line) 逐行扫描 逐行掃描 zhú háng sǎo miáo line by line scanning / progressive scanning 折线 折線 zhé xiàn broken line (continuous figure made up of straight line segments) / polygonal line / dog leg 反射光 fǎn shè guāng to reflect light / reflection / reflected light 补给线 supply line / line of supply 轻水 輕水 qīng shuǐ light water (as opposed to heavy water) / see light water reactor 輕水反應堆|轻水反应堆 压线 壓線 yā xiàn pressure crease / fig. to toil for sb else's benefit / line ball (i.e. on the line) 实线 實線 shí xiàn solid line / continuous line 灯号 燈號 dēng hào flashing light / indicator light 排 pái a row / a line / to set in order / to arrange / to line up / to eliminate / to drain / to push open / platoon / raft / classifier for lines, rows etc syn 排 pǎi a row / a line / to set in order / to arrange / to line up / to eliminate / to drain / to push open / platoon / raft / classifier for lines, rows etc syn 杠 槓 gàng coffin-bearing pole (old) / thick pole / bar / rod / thick line / to mark with a thick line / to sharpen (a knife, razor etc) / to get into a dispute with / standard / criterion / hyphen / dash syn 余光 餘光 yú guāng (out of) the corner of one's eyes / peripheral vision / residual light / light of the setting sun 偏振光 piān zhèn guāng polarization of light / polarized light syn 准线 準線 zhǔn xiàn directrix line of a parabola / guide line 缥 縹 piǎo (literary) light blue / (literary) light blue silk fabric 墨线 墨線 mò xiàn inked line / carpenter's straight line marker (an inked cord stretched tight then lowered onto timber) 基准线 基准線 jī zhǔn xiàn datum line / reference line 航标灯 航標燈 háng biāo dēng lighted buoy / channel marking light / signal light 长蛇阵 長蛇陣 cháng shé zhèn single-line formation (army) / fig. long line 点 點 diǎn point / dot / drop / speck / o'clock / point (in space or time) / to draw a dot / to check on a list / to choose / to order (food in a restaurant) / to touch briefly / to hint / to light / to ignite / to pour a liquid drop by drop / (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1] / dot stroke in Chinese characters / classifier for items syn 一直 yī zhí straight (in a straight line) / continuously / always / all the way through syn 路 lù road (CL:條|条[tiao2]) / journey / route / line (bus etc) / sort / kind syn 光 guāng light / ray (CL:道[dao4]) / bright / shiny / only / merely / used up / finished / to leave (a part of the body) uncovered syn 收 shōu to receive / to accept / to collect / to put away / to restrain / to stop / in care of (used on address line after name) syn 队伍 隊伍 duì wǔ ranks / troops / queue / line / procession / CL:個|个[ge4],支[zhi1],條|条[tiao2] syn 轻松 輕鬆 qīng sōng light / gentle / relaxed / effortless / uncomplicated / to relax / to take things less seriously syn 按照 àn zhào according to / in accordance with / in the light of / on the basis of syn 关上 關上 guān shàng to close (a door) / to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc) syn 开火 開火 kāi huǒ to open fire / to start shooting / to light the flame (for cooking) syn 晚点 晚點 wǎn diǎn (of trains etc) late / delayed / behind schedule / light dinner syn 路线 路線 lù xiàn itinerary / route / political line (e.g. right revisionist road) / CL:條|条[tiao2] syn 灯光 燈光 dēng guāng (stage) lighting / light syn 钓鱼 釣魚 diào yú to fish (with line and hook) / to angle / (fig.) to entrap / (Tw) to repeatedly nod one's head while dozing syn 光明 guāng míng light / radiance / (fig.) bright (prospects etc) / openhearted syn 业 業 yè line of business / industry / occupation / job / employment / school studies / enterprise / property / (Buddhism) karma / deed / to engage in / already syn 排队 排隊 pái duì to line up 终点 終點 zhōng diǎn the end / end point / finishing line (in a race) / destination / terminus / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 线路 線路 xiàn lù (electricity) line / circuit / wire / (traffic) road / track / route syn 口径 口徑 kǒu jìng bore / caliber / diameter / aperture / (fig.) stance (on an issue) / version (of events) / account / narrative / line syn 视线 視線 shì xiàn line of sight 点心 點心 diǎn xin light refreshments / pastry / dim sum (in Cantonese cooking) / dessert syn 思维 思維 sī wéi (line of) thought / thinking syn 发光 發光 fā guāng to emit light / to shine / to glow / to glisten / to be luminous syn 底线 底線 dǐ xiàn bottom line / the limit of what one is prepared to accept / (sports) baseline / (sewing) under thread / spy / informer / plant syn 强硬 強硬 qiáng yìng tough / unyielding / hard-line syn 表弟 biǎo dì younger male cousin via female line 光芒 guāng máng rays of light / brilliant rays / radiance syn 红灯 紅燈 hóng dēng red light 点火 點火 diǎn huǒ to ignite / to light a fire / to agitate / to start an engine / ignition / fig. to stir up trouble syn 轻微 輕微 qīng wēi slight / light / trivial / to a small extent syn 前线 前線 qián xiàn front line / military front / workface / cutting edge syn 天亮 tiān liàng to grow light (at daybreak) syn 揭发 揭發 jiē fā to expose / to bring to light / to disclose / revelation syn 曲线 曲線 qū xiàn curve / curved line / indirect / in a roundabout way 直线 直線 zhí xiàn straight line / sharply (rise or fall) 表妹 biǎo mèi younger female cousin via female line 剧情 劇情 jù qíng story line / plot / drama (genre) 光速 guāng sù the speed of light 思路 sī lù line of thought / way of thinking syn 灯泡 燈泡 dēng pào light bulb / see also 電燈泡|电灯泡[dian4 deng1 pao4] / third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 表哥 biǎo gē older male cousin via female line 一大早 yī dà zǎo at dawn / at first light / first thing in the morning syn 电话线 電話線 diàn huà xiàn telephone line / telephone wire 线条 線條 xiàn tiáo line (in drawing, calligraphy etc) / the lines or contours of a three-dimensional object (hairstyle, clothing, car etc) syn 防线 防線 fáng xiàn defensive line or perimeter / CL:道[dao4] 一线 一線 yī xiàn front line syn 绿灯 綠燈 lǜ dēng green light (traffic signal) / (fig.) permission to proceed syn 战线 戰線 zhàn xiàn battle line / battlefront / front syn 生火 shēng huǒ to make a fire / to light a fire syn 