边线 (biān xiàn) — sideline (in sports, e.g. tennis, basketball); foul line (in baseball); edge of text on a page
Definition
边线 (biānxiàn) refers to a boundary line on a playing field or court, or the edge margin of a printed page. In sports, it marks the limit of the playing area (sideline / foul line).
noun
sideline (in sports, e.g. tennis, basketball)foul line (in baseball)edge of text on a page
Measure word · 条
Examples
- 边线，。Qiú luò zài le biān xiàn wài miàn, shì jiè wài.The ball landed outside the sideline — it's out.
- 边线，。Zhè ge qiú yuè guò le biān xiàn, suǒ yǐ bú suàn dé fēn.This ball crossed the foul line, so it doesn't count as a point.
- 边线。Pái bǎn shí yào zhù yì yè miàn de biān xiàn liú bái.When typesetting, pay attention to leaving white space at the page edges.
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