Chinese symbol for “pipeline”
管线
guǎn xiàn
Traditional: 管線
pipeline; general term for pipes, cables etc
The closest CC-CEDICT match for pipeline is 管线 (guǎn xiàn), defined as: pipeline; general term for pipes, cables etc.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “pipeline”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 管道 | guǎn dào | tubing; pipeline |
| 输水管 (輸水管) | shū shuǐ guǎn | pipe; pipeline |
| 流水线 (流水線) | liú shuǐ xiàn | assembly line; (computing) pipeline |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 管线.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 管理 | guǎn lǐ | to supervise; to manage |
| 尽管 (儘管) | jǐn guǎn | despite; although |
| 不管 | bù guǎn | not to be concerned; regardless of |
| 主管 | zhǔ guǎn | in charge; responsible for |
| 监管 (監管) | jiān guǎn | to oversee; to take charge of |
| 管制 | guǎn zhì | to control; to restrict |
| 路线 (路線) | lù xiàn | itinerary; route |
| 在线 (在線) | zài xiàn | online; connected to the Internet; (fig.) (coll.) (of a person) mentally focused; engaged; (of skills, performance etc) sharp; on point; fun |
See also: Japanese symbol for “pipeline”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.