Chinese Conversation · Level 4
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Chinese word
黄线
Pronunciation
Pinyinhuáng xiàn
Meaning
- nounyellow line
Example
地铁站，请不要越过黄线。dì tiě zhàn qǐng bú yào yuè guò huáng xiàn
At the subway station, please do not cross the yellow line.
More examples
请在黄线后面排队上车。qǐng zài huáng xiàn hòu miàn pái duì shàng chē
Please line up behind the yellow line to board.
Core concept
A visible safety border that tells people where to wait or walk without going too close to danger.
Common phrases
越过黄线yuè guò huáng xiàn
cross the yellow line
站在黄线后面zhàn zài huáng xiàn hòu miàn
stand behind the yellow line
Similar words
候车线hòu chē xiàn: A line showing where people should stand while waiting to board.
安全线ān quán xiàn: A marked line that tells people to stay back from danger.
站台线zhàn tái xiàn: A line on a platform showing its edge or where passengers should board.
Definition in Chinese
车站站台或公共场所地面上用黄色标示的线条，用以提示乘客或行人保持距离或注意安全。chē zhàn zhàn tái huò gōng gòng cháng suǒ dì miàn shàng yòng huáng sè biāo shì de xiàn tiáo yòng yǐ tí shì chéng kè huò xíng rén bǎo chí jù lí huò zhù yì ān quán
Word origin
黄线 (huángxiàn, "yellow line") is formed from 黄 (huáng, "yellow") + 线 (xiàn, "line"), so the compound directly names a yellow line used as a marked safety boundary.
Usage tips
- In everyday transit Chinese, this noun often appears in safety announcements and signs, so recognizing it helps connect a spoken warning with the colored boundary nearby.