Chinese Conversation · Level 53
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Chinese word
外线
Pronunciation
Pinyinwài xiàn
Meaning
- nounoutside line
Example
请不要占用公司的外线。qǐng bú yào zhàn yòng gōng sī de wài xiàn
Please don't tie up the company's outside line.
More examples
拨打外线需要在号码前加拨0。bō dǎ wài xiàn xū yào zài hào mǎ qián jiā bō 0
To dial an outside line, you need to dial 0 before the number.
Core concept
A gateway line that carries calls or data across the boundary of an organization or building.
Common phrases
拨打外线bō dǎ wài xiàn
dial an outside line
接听外线jiē tīng wài xiàn
answer an outside line
转接外线zhuǎn jiē wài xiàn
transfer an outside line
外线电话wài xiàn diàn huà
outside line phone
Similar words
内线nèi xiàn: An internal telephone line used for calls within an organization or building.
分机fēn jī: A telephone extension at an individual desk within an organization.
总机zǒng jī: A switchboard that connects outside calls to people inside an organization.
Definition in Chinese
用于连接外部电话网络或对外通信的线路，常指企业或建筑内通向外界的电话线或数据回线。yòng yú lián jiē wài bù diàn huà wǎng luò huò duì wài tōng xìn de xiàn lù cháng zhǐ qǐ yè huò jiàn zhù nèi tōng xiàng wài jiè de diàn huà xiàn huò shù jù huí xiàn
Word origin
The word combines 外 (wài, "outside") with 线 (xiàn, "line"), treating the connection as a line that crosses an inside-outside boundary.
Usage tips
- The word can cover a data connection as well as a phone connection, so its range is broader than the everyday English use of line for a telephone circuit.
Opposites
- 内线nèi xiàninternal linenoun
Related words
- 外线电话wài xiàn diàn huàoutside line phonenoun
- 外线号码wài xiàn hào mǎoutside line numbernoun