waang4 sin3橫線横线
Jyutpingwaang4 sin3
Yalewàahng sin
Definition
A horizontal line.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to a line that runs from left to right, contrasting with 直線 which runs vertically. It is commonly used in contexts like handwriting, drawing, or describing layouts on a screen or page. When describing something that is not perfectly horizontal, speakers might use 斜線 instead.
Measure word
tiu4條tìuhExamples
Draw a horizontal line on the paper.
Related words
Common phrases
to draw a horizontal line
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
