单线 (chán) — single-line route, one-way route

Definition

A 'single-line route' — a road, railway, or communication channel that only allows traffic in one direction at a time, so vehicles or signals cannot pass side by side or in both ways.

noun
single-line routeone-way route
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Examples

  • 单线
    Zhè tiáo lù shì yì tiáo chán, bù néng bìng pái xíng shǐ.
    This road is a single-lane road; cars cannot drive side by side.
  • 单线
    Zhè shì yì tiáo chán tiě lù, liè chē xū yào děng dài huì chē.
    This is a single-line railway; trains need to wait for passing.
  • 单线
    Zhè ge chán xì tǒng zhī zhī chí dān xiàng tōng xìn.
    This single-line system only supports one-way communication.
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