环线 (huán xiàn) — circular route; loop line (e.g., subway or bus)

Definition

Examples

• 这条地铁环线全长三十公里。
  Zhè tiáo dì tiě huán xiàn quán cháng sān shí gōng lǐ.
  This subway loop line is 30 kilometers in total length.
• 坐环线比直线更快，因为绕过了市中心。
  Zuò huán xiàn bǐ zhí xiàn gèng kuài, yīn wèi rào guò le shì zhōng xīn.
  Taking the circular route is faster than the direct line because it bypasses the city center.
• 我们住在四环线内环附近。
  Wǒ men zhù zài sì huán xiàn nèi huán fù jìn.
  We live near the inner ring of the Fourth Ring Road.