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视线

shìxiàn

line of sight; gaze

A driver peers through thick fog, unable to see the road
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Characters in this word

视 shì

Strokes
8
Radical
见 — to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
Made of
礻 spirit 见 to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 视

线 xiàn

Strokes
8
Radical
纟 — silk
Made of
纟 silk 戋 small, narrow
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 浓雾挡住了司机的视线,车辆只能低速前行。 Nóngwù dǎngzhù le sījī de shìxiàn, chēliàng zhǐ néng dīsù qiánxíng. The dense fog blocked the driver's line of sight, so the vehicles could only move slowly.
  • 他的视线慢慢移到了墙上那幅画。 Tā de shìxiàn mànmàn yí dàole qiáng shàng nà fú huà. His gaze slowly moved to the painting on the wall.
  • 请把视线移开屏幕,休息一下眼睛。 Qǐng bǎ shìxiàn yí kāi píngmù, xiūxi yīxià yǎnjing. Please look away from the screen and give your eyes a rest.

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