直线

zhí xiàn · zhi xian

Traditional 直線

Meaning

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  1. straight line
  2. sharply (rise or fall)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

多(duō)亏(kuī)了(le)这(zhè)场(chǎng)大(dà)雨(yǔ),蔬(shū)菜(cài)价(jià)格(gé)直(zhí)线(xiàn)上(shàng)升(shēng)。

Thanks to this heavy rain, vegetable prices have risen sharply.

Tatoeba: Chinese by anndiana · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected; English translation revised.

02

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)在(zài)纸(zhǐ)上(shàng)画(huà)了(le)一(yí)道(dào)直(zhí)线(xiàn)。

Tom drew a straight line on the paper.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by Source_VOA · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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