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一线

yīxiàn

front line; first line

A worker at a service counter handing a form to a visitor
Memory picture

Characters in this word

一 yī

Strokes
1
Radical
一 — one
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

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

  • 真正了解政策效果的,往往是直接面对群众的一线工作人员。 Zhēnzhèng liǎojiě zhèngcè xiàoguǒ de, wǎngwǎng shì zhíjiē miànduì qúnzhòng de yīxiàn gōngzuò rényuán. Those who truly understand a policy's effects are often the front-line staff who deal directly with the public.
  • 记者深入生产一线,采访了多位经验丰富的工人。 Jìzhě shēnrù shēngchǎn yīxiàn, cǎifǎngle duō wèi jīngyàn fēngfù de gōngrén. The reporter went deep into the production front line and interviewed many experienced workers.
  • 刚毕业的他主动申请到农村一线,锻炼自己。 Gāng bìyè de tā zhǔdòng shēnqǐng dào nóngcūn yīxiàn, duànliàn zìjǐ. After graduating he applied on his own to work on the rural front line to train himself.

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