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 看见 看見 kàn jiàn to see / to catch sight of syn 聪明 聰明 cōng ming intelligent / clever / bright / acute (of sight and hearing) syn 视线 視線 shì xiàn line of sight 目光 mù guāng gaze / (fig.) attention / expression in one's eyes / look / (lit. and fig.) sight / vision syn 视觉 視覺 shì jué sight / vision / visual 景象 jǐng xiàng scene / sight (to behold) syn 壮观 壯觀 zhuàng guān spectacular / magnificent sight 风光 風光 fēng guāng scene / view / sight / landscape / to be well-regarded / to be well-off / grand (dialect) / impressive (dialect) syn 一见钟情 一見鍾情 yī jiàn zhōng qíng to fall in love at first sight (idiom) syn 台面 臺面 tái miàn tabletop / countertop / (fig.) public view / plain sight / (gambling) stake 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] 春光 chūn guāng scenes of springtime / the radiance of spring / (fig.) a sight of sth sexy or erotic / an indication of a love affair syn 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) 奇观 奇觀 qí guān spectacle / impressive sight 干线 幹線 gàn xiàn main line / trunk line 熟视无睹 熟視無睹 shú shì wú dǔ to pay no attention to a familiar sight / to ignore syn 在即 zài jí near at hand / imminent / within sight syn 中线 中線 zhōng xiàn half-way line / median line 触目惊心 觸目驚心 chù mù jīng xīn lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom) / shocking / horrible to see / a ghastly sight syn 控制线 控制線 kòng zhì xiàn line of control / control line 一晃 yī huǎng (of passing time) in an instant / (of a sight) in a flash syn 一见如故 一見如故 yī jiàn rú gù familiarity at first sight syn 准星 準星 zhǔn xīng front sight (firearms) / the zero point indicator marked on a steelyard syn 沿线 沿線 yán xiàn along the line (e.g. railway) / the region near the line 官能 guān néng organic function / physical faculty / sense (of sight, hearing, smell etc) 边界线 邊界線 biān jiè xiàn boundary line / border line 金碧辉煌 金碧輝煌 jīn bì huī huáng gold and jade in glorious splendor (idiom) / fig. a dazzling sight (e.g. royal palace) syn 可望而不可及 kě wàng ér bù kě jí (idiom) in sight but beyond reach / unattainable / inaccessible syn 奇景 qí jǐng wonderful scenery / amazing sight / (fig.) marvel 功败垂成 功敗垂成 gōng bài chuí chéng to fail within sight of success (idiom) / last-minute failure / to fall at the last hurdle / snatching defeat from the jaws of victory syn 标尺 標尺 biāo chǐ surveyor's rod / staff / staff gauge / rear sight syn 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 望而却步 望而卻步 wàng ér què bù lit. to shrink back at the sight of (sth daunting) (idiom) / fig. to be deterred syn 曲线图 曲線圖 qū xiàn tú line graph / line diagram 顾此失彼 顧此失彼 gù cǐ shī bǐ lit. to attend to one thing and lose sight of another (idiom) / fig. to be unable to manage two or more things at once / cannot pay attention to one thing without neglecting the other 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 矫治 矯治 jiǎo zhì to correct (e.g. sight or hearing) / to rectify / to cure 装配线 裝配線 zhuāng pèi xiàn assembly line / production line 旅游景点 旅遊景點 lǚ yóu jǐng diǎn tourist attraction / travel sight 第一眼 dì yī yǎn at first glance / at first sight 不好看 bù hǎo kàn unattractive / sore sight 凄迷 qī mí dreary and fuzzy (sight) 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 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 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 板 闆 pàn to catch sight of in a doorway (old) syn 尖 jiān pointed / tapering / sharp / (of a sound) shrill / piercing / (of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp / acute / keen / to make (one's voice) shrill / sharp point / tip / the best of sth / the cream of the crop syn 空无一人 空無一人 kōng wú yī rén not a soul in sight (idiom) 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 准线 準線 zhǔn xiàn directrix line of a parabola / guide line 望风而逃 望風而逃 wàng fēng ér táo to flee at the mere sight of (idiom) 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 蔚为大观 蔚為大觀 wèi wéi dà guān to afford a magnificent sight (idiom) / enchanting syn 长蛇阵 長蛇陣 cháng shé zhèn single-line formation (army) / fig. long line 表尺 biǎo chǐ rear sight (of a gun) 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 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 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 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 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) 