前线

前線

qiánxiàn

noun HSK 7-9 #7,398

Measure Word

一条前线 tiáo

Meanings

1 front line
2 frontline
3 battlefront

Characters

Examples

士兵们被派往前线。

Shìbīng men bèi pài wǎng qiánxiàn.

The soldiers were sent to the front line.

医生们奋战在抗疫前线。

Yīshēng men fènzhàn zài kàng yì qiánxiàn.

Doctors fought on the frontline of the epidemic.

Tips

usage

前线 originally refers to a military front line but is widely used figuratively for any 'front' where people are working hard — e.g., 教育前线 (education front), 抗疫前线 (epidemic-fighting front).

Stroke Order

前 qián

线 xiàn