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出线 (chū xiàn) — to qualify (for the next round); to advance (in a competition)

Definition

Sports term for qualifying or advancing to the next round of a competition (e.g. knockout stage). Verifiable complement 出了线 is also used as a resultative verb.

verb
to qualify (for the next round)to advance (in a competition)

Examples

  • 出线。
    Zhè zhī qiú duì chéng gōng chū xiàn le.
    This team successfully qualified for the next round.
  • ，。
    Tā men qù nián yě chū guò xiàn, dàn zhè cì méi chū.
    They also advanced last year, but not this time.
  • 出线。
    Zhǐ yǒu xiǎo zǔ dì yī cái néng chū xiàn.
    Only group winners can qualify.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

出chūexit
线xiànline

To 出 past a 线 in a tournament is to advance to the next round.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 線; 线 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糹Written in full as糸mì
Sound part声符shēngfú
泉
泉quán線xiàn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 線 uses 糹 (silk/thread) to show the meaning and 泉 to suggest the sound; the simplified 线 is a later shorthand.

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Appears in
Sports & Athletics

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