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直线 (zhí xiàn): Straight line (Noun, Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

直线 consists of 2 characters.

straight; direct

thread, line, wire

Word Info

Pinyinzhí xiàn

Meaningstraight line; straight

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun, Adjective

Word直线

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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 直线.

Words with 直

一直yī zhíHSK 3
直到zhí dàoHSK 3
直接zhí jiēHSK 4
简直jiǎn zhíHSK 5
垂直chuí zhíHSK 6
直径zhí jìngHSK 6
直播zhí bōHSK 6
理直气壮lǐ zhí qì zhuàngHSK 6

Words with 线

占线zhàn xiànHSK 4
线上xiàn shàngHSK 4
线下xiàn xiàHSK 4
光线guāng xiànHSK 5
在线zài xiànHSK 5
线路xiàn lùHSK 5
路线lù xiànHSK 5
下线

xià xiàn

HSK 6

3.

How to Use 直线 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 直线 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complementwith走

zǒu走

zhí直

xiàn线

neutralSpoken

walk in a straight line

Adverb + Verbwith上升

zhí直

xiàn线

shàng上

shēng升

Measure Word + Nounwith条

yī一

tiáo条

zhí直

xiàn线

Adjective + Nounwith距离

zhí直

xiàn线

jù距

lí离

Verb + Objectwith画

huà画

yī一

tiáo条

zhí直

xiàn线

4.

Example Sentences with 直线

zhè这

shì是

yī一

tiáo条

zhí直

xiàn线

。

neutral

rise in a straight line

neutral

a straight line

neutral

straight-line distance

neutral

draw a straight line

This is a straight line.

qǐng请

yán沿

zhe着

zhè这

tiáo条

zhí直

xiàn线

wǎng往

qián前

zǒu走

，

jiù就

néng能

kàn看

dào到

dì地

tiě铁

zhàn站

。

Please walk straight along this line, and you'll see the subway station.

zài在

jǐ几

hé何

xué学

zhōng中

，

zhí直

xiàn线

shì是

wú无

xiàn限

yán延

shēn伸

qiě且

méi没

yǒu有

kuān宽

dù度

de的

。

In geometry, a straight line extends infinitely and has no width.

tā他

yòng用

chǐ尺

zi子

huà画

le了

yī一

tiáo条

zhí直

xiàn线

。

He drew a straight line with a ruler.

wèi为

shén什

me么

fēi飞

jī机

bù不

zǒng总

shì是

yán沿

zhe着

zhí直

xiàn线

fēi飞

xíng行

ne呢

？

Why don't airplanes always fly in a straight line?

yóu由

yú于

dì地

xíng形

fù复

zá杂

，

zhè这

tiáo条

lù路

wú无

fǎ法

xiū修

chéng成

zhí直

xiàn线

。

Due to the complex terrain, this road cannot be built as a straight line.

liǎng两

diǎn点

zhī之

jiān间

，

zhí直

xiàn线

zuì最

duǎn短

。

Between two points, a straight line is the shortest distance.

tā他

bù不

jǐn仅

huà画

chū出

le了

wán完

měi美

de的

zhí直

xiàn线

，

hái还

jīng精

què确

jì计

suàn算

le了

jiǎo角

dù度

。

He not only drew a perfect straight line but also precisely calculated the angles.