cross a line: Chinese meaning and pinyin

Chinese meaning

越yuè界jiè;越yuè过guò底dǐ线xiàn

做zuò得dé过guò了le头tóu,触chù碰pèng禁jìn区qū

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指zhǐ英yīng国guó一yì直zhí不bù肯kěn越yuè过guò的de底dǐ线xiàn:正zhèng式shì道dào歉qiàn

Example

King Charles has since 2022 expressed sorrow for the suffering caused by slavery without crossing a line that Britain has long resisted: an apology.

自zì2022年nián以yǐ来lái,查chá尔ěr斯sī国guó王wáng一yī再zài对duì奴nú隶lì制zhì造zào成chéng的de苦kǔ难nàn表biǎo示shì哀āi痛tòng,但dàn始shǐ终zhōng没méi有yǒu越yuè过guò英yīng国guó长cháng期qī抵dǐ制zhì的de那nà条tiáo底dǐ线xiàn:正zhèng式shì道dào歉qiàn。

Source: straitstimes.com · 30 Oct 2026

Background ✎

查chá尔ěr斯sī国guó王wáng自zì2022年nián起qǐ,多duō次cì对duì奴nú隶lì制zhì造zào成chéng的de苦kǔ难nàn表biǎo示shì哀āi痛tòng,但dàn一yì直zhí没méi有yǒu越yuè过guò英yīng国guó长cháng期qī抵dǐ制zhì的de那nà条tiáo底dǐ线xiàn,也yě就jiù是shì正zhèng式shì道dào歉qiàn。随suí着zhe要yāo求qiú赔péi偿cháng的de呼hū声shēng增zēng强qiáng,他tā这zhè种zhǒng只zhǐ表biǎo哀āi痛tòng、不bù道dào歉qiàn的de立lì场chǎng正zhèng面miàn临lín考kǎo验yàn。