Definition
长线 has two main meanings: (1) a long-distance line or cable, as in telecommunications or power transmission; (2) in economics and investing, it refers to a long-term perspective — long-term investments (长线投资) or products that are in oversupply (长线产品), contrasting with 短线 (short-term). The oversupply sense comes from the idea of a 'long line' of goods that exceed demand.
n.
long line (physical cable or wire)long-term investment or strategy(economics) oversupplied product or state of oversupply
Examples
- 长线。Diànhuà gōngsī zhèngzài pūshè xīn de hǎidǐ cháng xiàn.The telephone company is laying a new undersea cable.
- 长线，。Tā gèng qīngxiàng yú zuò cháng xiàn tóuzī, ér bú shì duǎnxiàn tóujī.He prefers long-term investing over short-term speculation.
- 长线。Zhège hángyè yǐjīng cóng cháng xiàn zhuǎn wéi gōng xū pínghéng.This industry has shifted from oversupply to a balance of supply and demand.
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