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直线
zhíxiàn
Description
直线是没有弯的线，从一点到另一点最短的路就是直线。
A 直线 is a line without curves; the shortest path from one point to another is a 直线.
它也常用来说很快、一直向上或向下的变化，比如价格直线上升。
It is also often used to describe rapid, continuous upward or downward changes, such as prices rising in a 直线.
Meanings
直线zhíxiàn
a straight line
请用尺画一条直线。
Please draw a straight line with a ruler.
直线zhíxiàn
steeply; sharply (rising or falling)
最近气温直线下降。
The temperature has been dropping sharply recently.
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Notes
- Etymology
直 (straight) + 线 (line), literally "straight line".
- Nuance
as an adverb it stresses fast, continuous change, e.g. 直线上升 (soar).
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