支线 (zhī xiàn) — branch line; feeder line

Definition

Examples

• 这条铁路支线连接了两个小镇。
  Zhè tiáo tiě lù zhī xiàn lián jiē le liǎng gè xiǎo zhèn.
  This railway branch line connects two small towns.
• 航空公司新增了一条从上海到成都的支线。
  Háng kōng gōng sī xīn zēng le yì tiáo cóng shàng hǎi dào chéng dū de zhī xiàn.
  The airline added a new feeder line from Shanghai to Chengdu.
• 城市外围正在修建一条地铁支线。
  Chéng shì wài wéi zhèng zài xiū jiàn yì tiáo dì tiě zhī xiàn.
  A subway branch line is being built on the outskirts of the city.