median (triangle); center line (sports)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesnoun
line connecting a vertex of a triangle to the midpoint of the opposite side; median
technicalMathematical term used in plane geometry. The three medians of a triangle intersect at the centroid.
Zài在
rèn任
yì意
sān三
jiǎo角
xíng形
zhōng中
，
sān三
tiáo条
zhōng中
xiàn线
jiāo交
yú于
yī一
diǎn点
。
In any triangle, the three medians intersect at one point.
Zhè这
tiáo条
zhōng中
xiàn线
bǎ把
sān三
jiǎo角
xíng形
fēn分
chéng成
le了
miàn面
jī积
xiāng相
děng等
de的
liǎng两
bù部
fen分
。
This median divides the triangle into two parts of equal area.
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Qǐng请
huà画
chū出
zhè这
gè个
sān三
jiǎo角
xíng形
de的
zhōng中
xiàn线
。
Please draw the median of this triangle.
noun
center line; halfway line on a sports field dividing the two sides
technicalUsed in various sports such as football, basketball, volleyball, and tennis to demarcate the two halves of the playing area.
Fā发
qiú球
shí时
，
jiǎo脚
bù不
néng能
cǎi踩
zhōng中
xiàn线
。
When serving, the feet must not step on the center line.
Zhōng中
xiàn线
bǎ把
lán篮
qiú球
chǎng场
fēn分
chéng成
le了
liǎng两
gè个
bàn半
chǎng场
。
The center line divides the basketball court into two halves.
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Pái排
qiú球
bǐ比
sài赛
zhōng中
，
qiú球
cóng从
wǎng网
shàng上
fāng方
yuè越
guò过
zhōng中
xiàn线
shì是
fàn犯
guī规
de的
。
In volleyball matches, it is a foul for the ball to cross over the center line above the net.
Zú足
qiú球
kāi开
qiú球
shí时
，
qiú球
yào要
fàng放
zài在
zhōng中
diǎn点
shàng上
，
ér而
bù不
shì是
zhōng中
xiàn线
shàng上
。
When starting a football match, the ball is placed at the center spot, not on the center line.