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The Chinese word zhanxian - 占线 - zhànxiàn
(the line is busy in Chinese)
Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)
zhànxiàn
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English translations
the line is busy,
line is occupied
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占线 ( zhanxian / zhànxiàn ) in traditional characters
占線
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 占线 ( zhanxian / zhànxiàn ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Wo gei ta da dianhua, keshi yizhi zhanxian.
Wǒ gěi tā dǎ diànhuà, kěshì yīzhí zhànxiàn.– English translation: I've been calling him, but the line is always busy.
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(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
thread | to occupy
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