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中線

简中线 · 繁中線

Mandarin · pinyin zhōng xiàn

half-way line
median line

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中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
線: Look up this written character
线: xiàn · line, thread, wire; clue

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1–4 · zhong1 xian4

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zung1 sin3

Cantonese word readings for 中線. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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noun

(sports) center line (in basketball and volleyball); halfway line (in football)
(mathematics) central line
neutral wire
median line
(Hong Kong) lane between the fast lane and the slow lane (on a multilane road)

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