人鱼线

人魚線
rényúxiàn
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 V-lines (oblique abdominal muscles)
  2. 2 Apollo's belt
  3. 3 mermaid lines

Examples

Tā liàn chū le rényúxiàn.
He trained to get V-lines.
Rényúxiàn shì jiànshēn nánhái de mèngxiǎng.
V-lines are a fitness guy's dream.
Xiǎng yào rényúxiàn bìxū jiàngdī tǐzhī.
To get V-lines you need to lower body fat.

Tips

memory
Called 'mermaid lines' (人鱼 = merman/mermaid) because the angled lines leading from hips down into the waistline resemble the shape of a mermaid's tail.
culture
Came into popular use around 2010 via K-drama and fitness influencer culture, alongside 马甲线 (vest lines, the parallel abs that make a vest-like shape).

Stroke Order

rén
线 xiàn