锋线 (fēng xiàn) — (sports) forward line, attacking line (in socce…

Definition

A team-sports term for the group of attacking players (forwards) on the pitch or court. Used for the whole attacking unit, not a single position.

noun

(sports) forward lineattacking line (in soccer, basketball, etc.)

Measure word · 条

锋线。
Zhè zhī qiú duì de fēng xiàn fēi cháng qiáng dà.
This team's forward line is very strong.
锋线。
Jiào liàn jué dìng huàn xià liǎng míng fēng xiàn qiú yuán.
The coach decided to substitute two forward-line players.
锋线。
Duì fāng de fēng xiàn gěi wǒ men zào chéng le hěn dà yā lì.
The opponent's forward line put a lot of pressure on us.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

锋 points to the forward players, and 线 marks the line they form.

Characters in this word

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 鋒; 锋 is its simplified writing.

金夆鋒

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

夆

夆páng鋒fēng

Same sound today

The traditional form 鋒 pairs 金 (metal) with a sound part 夆; the simplified 锋 is a shorthand.

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.

糹泉線

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糹Written in full as糸mì

Sound part声符shēngfú

泉

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.