支線

支线
zhīxiàn
  1. branch line
  2. side road
  3. spur
  4. fig. secondary plot (in a story)

CEDICT

branch line; side road

Wiktionary

凡由主線分出的路線，統稱為「支線」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 支 zhī
  1. to support
  2. to sustain
  3. to erect
  4. to raise
  5. branch
  6. division
  7. to draw money
  8. classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions
2 線 xiàn
  1. thread
  2. string
  3. wire
  4. line
  5. (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)

classifiers: 條, 股, 根

Related entries

岔道 chàdào
  1. side road
  2. byway
所谓头脑好的人，就如同步伐轻快的云游者，他可以比别人捷足先登，到达人们尚未去过的地方，但是他可能会忽略掉路旁或岔道上的珍贵物品。

A person with a sharp mind is like a nimble wanderer who can outpace others and reach places uncharted by the masses, yet they might overlook precious treasures along the way or at crossroads.

Source: Tatoeba

歧 qí
  1. divergent
  2. side road
邊路 biānlù
  1. sidewalk
  2. side road
  3. shoulder (of a road)
  4. wing (soccer)
馬刺 mǎcì spur (on riding boots)
骨刺 gǔcì
  1. spur
  2. bony outgrowth
距 jù
  1. to be at a distance of ... from; to be apart from
  2. (bound form) distance
  3. spur (on the leg of certain birds: gamecock, pheasant etc)