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曲线
qūxiàn
Main
English Definitioncurve; curved line; indirect; in a roundabout way
Simplified Script曲线
Traditional Script曲線
Pinyinqūxiàn
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄑㄩ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)kuk1sin3
Part of Speech(名) noun
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=7
Word Decomposition
曲qūbent; crooked; wrong; (Chinese surname)
线xiànthread; string; wire; line; (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)

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Words With Same Head Word    
曲折qūzhéwinding; (fig.) complicated
曲解qūjiěto misrepresent; to misinterpret
曲轴qūzhóucrankshaft
曲棍球qūgùn qiúfield hockey
曲面qūmiàncurved surface; surface
Words With Same Tail Word    
路线lùxiànitinerary; route; political line (e.g. right revisionist road)
直线zhíxiànstraight line; sharply (rise or fall)
光线guāngxiànlight ray; light; illumination; lighting (for a photograph)
电线diànxiànwire; power cord
界线jièxiànlimits; bounds; dividing line
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