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Chinese
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two
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thread; string; wire thread; string; wire; line |
| trad. (二線/二綫)
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二
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線/綫
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| simp. (二线)
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二
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线
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| Literally: “second line”.
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Pronunciation
Noun
二線
- (military) secondary defence line
- (figurative) secondary-line post; second-line measure; second-line solution
- 退居二線／退居二线 ― tuìjū èrxiàn ― to retire from active life and take up a nominal post
- 二線降壓藥／二线降压药 ― èrxiàn jiàngyāyào ― second-line antihypertensive
- (often attributive) second line; second tier
- 二線城市／二线城市 ― èrxiàn chéngshì ― second-tier city
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