外线

外線

wàixiàn

noun #22,792

Meanings

1 outside line (telephone)
2 exterior line (military)
3 outside the three-point line (basketball)

Characters

outside / external

Examples

请拨外线再拨号码。

Qǐng bō wàixiàn zài bō hàomǎ.

Please dial the outside line first, then the number.

他擅长从外线投篮。

Tā shàncháng cóng wàixiàn tóulán.

He is skilled at shooting from outside the three-point line.

军队在外线部署了重兵。

Jūnduì zài wàixiàn bùshǔ le zhòng bīng.

The army deployed heavy forces on the outer perimeter.

Tips

usage

外线 has distinct meanings by context: in telephony it means an outside line; in military strategy it refers to an exterior position encircling the enemy; in basketball it means beyond the three-point arc.

Stroke Order

外 wài

线 xiàn