HSK · Level 80
45 words
Chinese word
曲线
Pronunciation
Pinyinqū xiàn
Meaning
- nouncurve
Example
图上的曲线开始上升了。tú shàng de qū xiàn kāi shǐ shàng shēng le
The curve on the graph is starting to rise.
More examples
投手投出一个曲线球，打者挥杆落空。tóu shǒu tóu chū yí gè qū xiàn qiú dǎ zhě huī gān luò kōng
The pitcher threw a curveball, and the batter swung and missed.
Core concept
A traced path that turns smoothly, whether it marks a shape or follows changing values.
Common phrases
用曲线表示yòng qū xiàn biǎo shì
depict with a curve
曲线图qū xiàn tú
curve graph
呈曲线分布chéng qū xiàn fēn bù
be distributed along a curve
Similar words
折线zhé xiàn: A line formed from straight sections that meet at corners.
直线zhí xiàn: A line that extends straight in one direction.
趋势qū shì: The general direction of change in data or a phenomenon.
Definition in Chinese
表示具有连续弯曲走势的线条，用来指几何上的弧线，也用于描述图表、函数或其他随变量平稳变化的曲线形态。biǎo shì jù yǒu lián xù wān qū zǒu shì de xiàn tiáo yòng lái zhǐ jǐ hé shàng de hú xiàn yě yòng yú miáo shù tú biǎo hán shù huò qí tā suí biàn liàng píng wěn biàn huà de qū xiàn xíng tài
Word origin
曲 (qū, "bend") contributes the turning idea and 线 (xiàn, "line") contributes the drawn path, making the compound a transparent term for a bent line.
Usage tips
- In data talk, the surrounding verb or adjective supplies whether the movement is upward, downward, fast, or slow, while the noun itself does not judge the result.
Other meanings
- arcnoun
- bendnoun
Opposites
- 直线zhí xiànstraight linenoun
Related words
- 曲线图qū xiàn túcurve graphnoun