出线

出線
chūxiàn
verb #32,010

Meanings

  1. 1 to qualify for the next round of competition (sports)
  2. 2 (of a ball) to go out of bounds
  3. 3 (Tw, figurative) to make the grade, to succeed

Examples

Zhōngguó duì chénggōng chūxiàn le!
Team China successfully qualified for the next round!
Qiú chūxiàn le, duìfāng fāqiú.
The ball is out — the other side serves.

Tips

usage
Two senses, both extremely common: in tournaments 出线 means 'to advance from the group stage' (literally 'to come out of the line/zone' onto the next stage); in racket sports / volleyball it means 'the ball went out of bounds'. Don't confuse with 出现 (chūxiàn, 'to appear') — same pinyin, different second character.

Stroke Order

chū
线 xiàn