中线

中線

zhōngxiàn

noun #34,000

Measure Word

一条中线 tiáo

Meanings

1 center line
2 midline
3 halfway line (sports); median (geometry)

Characters

Examples

球员把球传过了中线。

Qiúyuán bǎ qiú chuán guò le zhōngxiàn.

The player passed the ball across the halfway line.

三角形的中线把对边平分。

Sānjiǎoxíng de zhōngxiàn bǎ duìbiān píngfēn.

The median of a triangle bisects the opposite side.

Tips

usage

中线 covers any 'middle line': football/basketball halfway lines, road centerlines, and the geometry term for the median of a triangle. Don't confuse with 中位数 (zhōngwèishù, statistical median).

Stroke Order

中 zhōng

线 xiàn