xiàn
线

technical
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Meaning of 虚线

虚线 means dashed line; dotted line; broken line made of dots or short dashes. Pronounced xū xiàn.

  • dashed line; dotted line; broken line made of dots or short dashes

Definitions & Examples

Qǐng
yòng
xiàn线
huà
chū
zhè
xíng
de
duì
chèn
zhóu
 

Please use a dashed line to draw the axis of symmetry for this figure.

shàng
de
xiàn线
biǎo
shì
zhèng
zài
jiàn
shè
zhōng
de
dào
 

The dotted lines on the map indicate roads currently under construction.

Zài
xiè
zhì
zhōng
 
xiàn线
tōng
cháng
yòng
lái
biǎo
shì
bèi
zhē
dǎng
de
lún
kuò
xiàn线
 

In mechanical drawing, dashed lines are typically used to represent hidden contour lines.

Shè
fāng
àn
yòng
hóng
xiàn线
kuàng
chū
le
yào
zhòng
diǎn
shěn
chá
de
 

The design plan uses red dashed lines to frame the areas requiring special review.

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