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

HSK 4

士兵们被派往前线。

Shìbīng men bèi pài wǎng qiánxiàn.

The soldiers were sent to the front line.

HSK 7-9

医生们奋战在抗疫前线。

Yīshēng men fènzhàn zài kàngyì 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