busy line; engaged (line) (v.)
HSK 4
Traditional
佔線
Radicals
Stroke order
Phonetically similar words
展现 zhǎn xiàn - unfold before one's eyes; emerge (v.) | HSK 6
Examples
我打电话时一直占线。 wǒ dǎ diànhuà shí yīzhí zhànxiàn. - The line has been busy every time I called.
他的手机一直占线。 tā de shǒujī yīzhí zhànxiàn. - His mobile phone has been busy all the time.
今天早上电话一直占线。 jīntiān zǎoshang diànhuà yīzhí zhànxiàn. - The phone has been busy all morning.
他打电话时总是占线。 tā dǎ diànhuà shí zǒngshì zhànxiàn. - He's always on a busy line when he calls.
她的座机一直占线。 tā de zuòjī yīzhí zhànxiàn. - Her landline has been busy all the time.
Characters
占 zhàn - to occupy | HSK 5
线 xiàn - thread, cotton, wool, string; traffic route; (Geometry) line; few, little (of abstract nouns or numerals) |