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时间线
shíjiānxiàn
Description
"时间线"是指事情按照时间顺序排列的一条线，帮助我们看清什么先发生，什么后发生。
"时间线" refers to a line arranged in chronological order to help us see what happened first and what happened later.
在社交软件上，"时间线"也常常指你看到的动态更新。
On social media, "时间线" often refers to the feed of updates you see.
Meanings
时间线shíjiānxiàn
timeline; chronological order of events
老师画了一条时间线，让我们看懂历史。
The teacher drew a timeline to help us understand history.
时间线shíjiānxiàn
feed of posts on social media
我在时间线上看到了他的新照片。
I saw his new photo on the timeline.
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Notes
- Etymology
时间 (time) + 线 (line/thread), literally "line of time."
- Nuance
The social-media "feed" sense is borrowed from English "timeline."
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