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占线 Pronunciation and Pinyin

占线 Usage and Examples

The line is busy or engaged.

分机现在占线。您能等一会吗?

That extension is busy right now. Can you hold?

占线—我过会儿再打。

The line is busy—I'll try again later.

The characters in 占线

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
占
zhàn5occupy, divine, or estimate
线
xiàn8thread, line, clue

More words starting with 占

  • zhàn占shàng上fēng风have the upper hand, gain the advantage
  • zhàn占gè个hǎo好wèi位zhì置Get a good spot, Grab a good seat
  • zhàn占le了Occupied, Took up
  • zhàn占le了shàng上fēng风gained the upper hand, prevailed
  • zhàn占rén人pián便yi宜take advantage of someone, sponge off someone
  • zhàn占pián便yi宜to take advantage, to benefit from something
  • zhàn占pián便yi宜de的opportunistic, freeloader
  • zhàn占xiān先Take precedence, Have priority
  • zhàn占xiān先shēng生Mr. Zhan
  • zhàn占gōng公jia家pián便yi宜Take advantage of public resources, Freeload off the public
  • zhàn占bié别rén人pián便yi宜de的exploitative, opportunistic
  • zhàn占bié别rén人de的pián便yi宜Take advantage of others, Exploit others

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Questions about 占线

What does 占线 mean in Chinese?

占线 (zhàn xiàn) means “the line is busy or engaged”.

How do you pronounce 占线?

占线 is pronounced zhàn xiàn in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “The line is busy or engaged.” in Chinese?

“The line is busy or engaged.” is 占线 (zhàn xiàn) in Chinese.

How is 占线 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 占线, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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