占线

zhàn xiàn

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Verb Rare

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Definitions

1. busy (telephone line)

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 挂断 guà duàn 挂断 guà duàn to hang up (a phone) To hang up the phone, related action after a busy line.: to hang up (a phone)

Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly used with 电话 (diànhuà) as in 电话占线 (diànhuà zhànxiàn) - the phone line is busy.

Common mistakes

占线 is specifically for telephone lines, not for general busyness like 忙 (máng) for people or schedules.

Example Sentences

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电话一直 占线 。

The phone line has been busy.

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Child Words of 占线

• 占 占 zhān: to observe
• 占 占 zhàn: to take possession of
• 线 线 xiàn: thread