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  • 1

    n.metared thread—main thread running through literary works; main thread

    • quán shū guàn chuān zhe yī tiáo hóng xiàn

      全书贯穿红线

      A red line runs through the book.

  • 2

    n.datedmarriage

    • zhè cì yù xiǎn cù chéng le tā men zhī jiān de hóng xiàn

      遇险促成他们之间红线

      This distress makes their marriage.

  • 3

    n.bottom line; red line

    • hóng xiàn biāo jì zhe qiáng bì de wèi zhi

      红线标记墙壁位置

      A red line marks where the wall stood.

    • zhǔ quán wèn tí shì yī tiáo bù kě kuà yuè de hóng xiàn

      主权问题跨越红线

      The issue of sovereignty is a red line that cannot be crossed.

    • yòng hóng xiàn cì de shǒu pà

      红线手帕

      a handkerchief laced with red thread