Definition
搭线 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to make contact' or 'to act as a matchmaker'. Literally 'put up a wire', it is used figuratively for establishing connections in business, dating, or other social contexts. As a separable verb, the two characters can split when inserting measure words, time expressions, or complements — for example 搭过几次线 ('made contact a few times') or 搭不上线 ('can't get connected').
v.o.
to make contactto establish a connectionto act as a go-between/matchmaker (especially in romance)
Examples
- 搭线，。Wǒmen tōngguò péngyou dā xiàn, zhǎodào le hézuò jīhuì.We made contact through friends and found a cooperation opportunity.
- ，。Tā bāng wǒ dā guò jǐ cì xiàn, dàn dōu méi chéng.She helped me as a matchmaker a few times, but none worked out.
- ，搭线。Tā zài zhè háng gàn le hěn jiǔ, yǐjīng dā xiàn hěn duō kèhù le.He has been in this industry a long time and has already made contact with many clients.
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