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 客厅 客廳 kè tīng drawing room (room for arriving guests) / living room / CL:間|间[jian1] syn 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 草图 草圖 cǎo tú a sketch / rough drawing 图纸 圖紙 tú zhǐ blueprint / drawing / design plans / graph paper syn 图画 圖畫 tú huà drawing / picture syn 透视 透視 tòu shì (drawing and painting) perspective / (medicine) to perform fluoroscopy / to examine by X-ray / (fig.) to take a penetrating look at sth / to gain insight syn 徒手 tú shǒu with bare hands / unarmed / fighting hand-to-hand / freehand (drawing) 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) 渲染 xuàn rǎn rendering (computing) / to add washes of ink or color to a drawing (Chinese painting) / to exaggerate / to embellish syn 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 沿线 沿線 yán xiàn along the line (e.g. railway) / the region near the line 边界线 邊界線 biān jiè xiàn boundary line / border line 写生 寫生 xiě shēng to sketch from nature / to do a still life drawing syn 习作 習作 xí zuò (writing, drawing, calligraphy etc) to apply oneself to producing practice pieces / a practice piece / an exercise 笔触 筆觸 bǐ chù brush stroke in Chinese painting and calligraphy / brushwork / style of drawing or writing syn 虚线 虛線 xū xiàn dotted line / dashed line / (math.) imaginary line 笔力 筆力 bǐ lì vigor of strokes in calligraphy or drawing / vigor of style in literary composition syn 底边 底邊 dǐ biān base (of a triangle) / base line / hem line (of skirt) syn 透视图 透視圖 tòu shì tú perspective drawing 笔法 筆法 bǐ fǎ technique of writing, calligraphy or drawing syn 曲线图 曲線圖 qū xiàn tú line graph / line diagram 画法 畫法 huà fǎ painting technique / drawing method 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 大样 大樣 dà yàng arrogant / full-page proofs (of newspaper) / detailed drawing 原图 原圖 yuán tú original drawing, map or picture (as opposed to a copy or a modified version) 工程图 工程圖 gōng chéng tú engineering graphics / technical drawing 整队 整隊 zhěng duì to dress (troops) / to line up (to arrange in a straight line) 拔丝 拔絲 bá sī wire drawing / candied floss (cooking) / spun sugar or toffee (coating) syn 逐行扫描 逐行掃描 zhú háng sǎo miáo line by line scanning / progressive scanning 白描 bái miáo line drawing in traditional ink-and-brush style / simple and straightforward style of writing 画儿 畫兒 huà r picture / drawing / painting 折线 折線 zhé xiàn broken line (continuous figure made up of straight line segments) / polygonal line / dog leg 补给线 supply line / line of supply 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 纸黄金 紙黃金 zhǐ huáng jīn gold contract / special drawing right (SDR) / paper gold (finance) 签 籤 qiān inscribed bamboo stick (used in divination, gambling, drawing lots etc) / small wood sliver / label / tag syn 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 图 圖 tú diagram / picture / drawing / chart / map / CL:張|张[zhang1] / to plan / to scheme / to attempt / to pursue / to seek syn 毫 háo hair / drawing brush / (in the) least / one thousandth / currency unit, 0.1 yuan 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 描 miáo to depict / to trace (a drawing) / to copy / to touch up syn 喏 nuò (indicating agreement) yes / all right / (drawing attention to) look! / here! / variant of 諾|诺[nuo4] syn 准线 準線 zhǔn xiàn directrix line of a parabola / guide line 立面图 立面圖 lì miàn tú elevation (architectural drawing) 三角板 sān jiǎo bǎn set square / triangle (for drawing right angles) syn 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 照猫画虎 照貓畫虎 zhào māo huà hǔ lit. drawing a tiger using a cat as a model (idiom) / fig. to follow a model and get things more or less right but without capturing the spirit of the subject / uninspired imitation syn 写意画 寫意畫 xiě yì huà freehand drawing or painting in traditional Chinese style 长蛇阵 長蛇陣 cháng shé zhèn single-line formation (army) / fig. long line 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 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 路线 路線 lù xiàn itinerary / route / political line (e.g. right revisionist road) / CL:條|条[tiao2] 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 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 思维 思維 sī wéi (line of) thought / thinking 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 前线 前線 qián xiàn front line / military front / workface / cutting edge 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) 思路 sī lù line of thought / way of thinking syn 表哥 biǎo gē older male cousin via female line 电话线 電話線 diàn huà xiàn telephone line / telephone wire 防线 防線 fáng xiàn defensive line or perimeter / CL:道[dao4] 一线 一線 yī xiàn front line syn 战线 戰線 zhàn xiàn battle line / battlefront / front syn 表姐 biǎo jiě older female cousin via female line 后方 後方 hòu fāng the rear / far behind the front line syn 眼线 眼線 yǎn xiàn informer / snitch / spy / scout / (cosmetics) eye line syn 表亲 表親 biǎo qīn cousin (via female line) 停机 停機 tíng jī (of a machine) to stop / to shut down / to park a plane / to finish shooting (a TV program etc) / to suspend a phone line / (of a prepaid mobile phone) to be out of credit 论点 論點 lùn diǎn argument / line of reasoning / thesis / point (of discussion) 外孙 外孫 wài sūn daughter's son / grandson / descendant via the female line syn 前锋 前鋒 qián fēng vanguard / front line / a forward (sports) syn 界线 界線 jiè xiàn limits / bounds / dividing line syn 阵线 陣線 zhèn xiàn a front (militant group) / line of battle / alignment (towards a political party etc) syn 殉职 殉職 xùn zhí to die in the line of duty syn 终点站 終點站 zhōng diǎn zhàn terminus / final stop on rail or bus line 