斜线 (xié xiàn) — oblique line (in geometry or drawing); (printing) slash (/); (linguistics) slanting bar (used in phonemic transcription)

Definition

Examples

• 这条斜线与水平线相交于一点。
  Zhè tiáo xié xiàn yǔ shuǐ píng xiàn xiāng jiāo yú yì diǎn.
  This oblique line intersects the horizontal line at one point.
• 网址中的斜线通常读作“斜杠”。
  Wǎng zhǐ zhōng de xié xiàn tōng cháng dú zuò "xié gàng".
  The slash in a URL is usually read as 'slash'.
• 音位标注时常用斜线括起音位符号。
  Yīn wèi biāo zhù shí cháng yòng xié xiàn kuò qǐ yīn wèi fú hào.
  In phonemic transcription, slanting bars are often used to enclose phonemic symbols.