经纬线
jīng wěi xiàn
Pinyin

Definition

经纬线
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jīng wěi xiàn
  1. lines of latitude and longitude
  2. warp and woof

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

已经
yǐ jīng
  1. 1 already
曾经
céng jīng
  1. 1 once
  2. 2 already
  3. 3 former
  4. 4 previously
  5. 5 ever
  6. 6 (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
神经
shén jīng
  1. 1 nerve
  2. 2 mental state
  3. 3 (coll.) unhinged
  4. 4 nutjob
经
Jīng
  1. 1 surname Jing
经典
jīng diǎn
  1. 1 the classics
  2. 2 scriptures
  3. 3 classical
  4. 4 classic (example, case etc)
  5. 5 typical
经常
jīng cháng
  1. 1 frequently
  2. 2 constantly
  3. 3 regularly
  4. 4 often
  5. 5 day-to-day
  6. 6 everyday
  7. 7 daily
经历
jīng lì
  1. 1 experience
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],次[cì]
  3. 3 to experience
  4. 4 to go through
经济
jīng jì
  1. 1 economy
  2. 2 economic
经过
jīng guò
  1. 1 to pass
  2. 2 to go through
  3. 3 process
  4. 4 course
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
经验
jīng yàn
  1. 1 experience
  2. 2 to experience
线
xiàn
  1. 1 thread
  2. 2 string
  3. 3 wire
  4. 4 line
  5. 5 CL:條|条[tiáo],股[gǔ],根[gēn]
  6. 6 (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)
一本正经
yī běn zhèng jīng
  1. 1 in deadly earnest
  2. 2 deadpan
上线
shàng xiàn
  1. 1 to go online
  2. 2 to put sth online
下线
xià xiàn
  1. 1 to go offline
不经意
bù jīng yì
  1. 1 not paying attention
  2. 2 carelessly
  3. 3 by accident
主线
zhǔ xiàn
  1. 1 main line (of communication)
  2. 2 main thread (of a plotline or concept)
  3. 3 central theme
光线
guāng xiàn
  1. 1 light ray
  2. 2 CL:條|条[tiáo],道[dào]
  3. 3 light
  4. 4 illumination
  5. 5 lighting (for a photograph)
全线
quán xiàn
  1. 1 the whole front (in a war)
  2. 2 the whole length (of a road or railway line)
前线
qián xiàn
  1. 1 front line
  2. 2 military front
  3. 3 workface
  4. 4 cutting edge
取经
qǔ jīng
  1. 1 to journey to India on a quest for the Buddhist scriptures
  2. 2 to learn by studying another's experience

Idioms (20)

不经一事
bù jīng yī shì
  1. 1 You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom); wisdom only comes with experience
不经一事，不长一智
bù jīng yī shì , bù zhǎng yī zhì
  1. 1 You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom); wisdom only comes with experience
不见经传
bù jiàn jīng zhuàn
  1. 1 not found in the classics (idiom); unknown
  2. 2 unfounded
  3. 3 not authoritative
久经考验
jiǔ jīng kǎo yàn
  1. 1 well tested (idiom); seasoned
  2. 2 veteran
单丝不成线，独木不成林
dān sī bù chéng xiàn , dú mù bù chéng lín
  1. 1 one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest (idiom)
天经地义
tiān jīng dì yì
  1. 1 lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper
  2. 2 right and unalterable
  3. 3 a matter of course
家家有本难念的经
jiā jiā yǒu běn nán niàn de jīng
  1. 1 Every family goes through its problems. (idiom)
引经据典
yǐn jīng jù diǎn
  1. 1 lit. to quote the classics
  2. 2 to quote chapter and verse (idiom)
惨淡经营
cǎn dàn jīng yíng
  1. 1 to manage by painstaking effort (idiom)
放长线钓大鱼
fàng cháng xiàn diào dà yú
  1. 1 use a long line to catch a big fish (idiom); a long-term plan for major returns
断线风筝
duàn xiàn fēng zhēng
  1. 1 a kite with cut string (idiom); fig. gone beyond recall
曾经沧海
céng jīng cāng hǎi
  1. 1 lit. having crossed the vast ocean (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. widely experienced in the vicissitudes of life
曾经沧海难为水，除却巫山不是云
céng jīng cāng hǎi nán wéi shuǐ , chú què Wū Shān bù shì yún
  1. 1 there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom)
  2. 2 one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things
弃农经商
qì nóng jīng shāng
  1. 1 to abandon farming and become a businessman (idiom)
满腹经纶
mǎn fù jīng lún
  1. 1 full of political wisdom (idiom)
  2. 2 politically astute
  3. 3 with encyclopedic experience of state policy
穿针引线
chuān zhēn yǐn xiàn
  1. 1 lit. to thread a needle (idiom); fig. to act as a go-between
经历风雨
jīng lì fēng yǔ
  1. 1 to go through thick and thin (idiom)
圣经贤传
shèng jīng xián zhuàn
  1. 1 lit. holy scripture and biography of sage (idiom); refers to Confucian canonical texts
身经百战
shēn jīng bǎi zhàn
  1. 1 lit. veteran of a hundred battles (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. experienced
  3. 3 seasoned
长流水，不断线
cháng liú shuǐ , bù duàn xiàn
  1. 1 continuous and patient effort (idiom)

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