xiàn lù
ligne; itinéraire; circuit
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这条线路很繁忙。
Zhè tiáo xiànlù hěn fán máng.
This line is very busy.
请在下一站下车，换乘另一条线路。
Qǐng zài xià yī zhàn xià chē, huàn chéng lìng yī tiáo xiànlù.
Please get off at the next stop and change to another line.
这条线路经过市中心。
Zhè tiáo xiànlù jīngguò shì zhōngxīn.
This line passes through the city center.
无线路 (wú xiàn lù)
wireless
航线 (háng xiàn)
air route
The Chinese word 线路 (xiàn lù) is a compound word consisting of two characters: 线 (xiàn) and 路 (lù). The character 线 originally meant "thread" or "string", and later extended to mean "line" or "route". The character 路 originally meant "road" or "path", and later extended to mean "route" or "channel". When combined, the two characters 线路 literally mean "thread road" or "string path", and figuratively mean "route" or "line". In modern Chinese, 线路 is commonly used to refer to a physical route or line, such as a road, railway, or power line. It can also be used to refer to a metaphorical route or line, such as a career path or a line of thought.
