安全线 (ān quán xiàn) — security thread (on banknotes or documents); safety line (on a factory floor or public area)
Definition
Two distinct senses: on currency/documents it is the embedded 'security thread' used to prevent counterfeiting; on floors, platforms, or roads it is a visible 'safety line' marking a boundary. Different referents, different English terms.
noun
security thread (on banknotes or documents)safety line (on a factory floor or public area)
Measure word · 条
Examples
- 安全线。Zhè zhāng chāo piào shàng de ān quán xiàn hěn róng yì shí bié.The security thread on this banknote is easy to recognize.
- 安全线。Qǐng zhàn zài ān quán xiàn hòu miàn pái duì.Please stand behind the safety line and queue up.
- 安全线。Xīn bǎn rén mín bì de ān quán xiàn cǎi yòng le xīn jì shù.The security thread on the new edition of the RMB uses new technology.
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