thread, line, wire; clue
DEFINITIONS
- thread, line, wire
- clue
- variant of 線|线[xian4]
- thread
- string
- wire
- line
- CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3],根[gen1]
- (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)
WORDS
通用串行總線 tōng yòng chuàn xíng zǒng xiàn | Universal Serial Bus, USB (computer) |
連結線 lián jié xiàn | tie (music) |
連線 lián xiàn | electrical lead; connecting line; (Tw) to connect (to a network, device etc); to go online; connection; (congressional) caucus |
過橋米線 guò qiáo mǐ xiàn | rice noodle soup from Yunnan province |
邊界線 biān jiè xiàn | boundary line; border line |
邊線 biān xiàn | sideline; foul line |
金屬線 jīn shǔ xiàn | metal wire |
針線 zhēn xiàn | needle and thread; needlework |
針線活 zhēn xiàn huó | needlework; sewing |
針線活兒 zhēn xiàn huó r | needlework; working for a living as a needleworker |
針線活計 zhēn xiàn huó jì | needlework; sewing |
針線箔籬 zhēn xiàn bó lí | wicker sewing basket (dialect) |
針頭線腦 zhēn tóu xiàn nǎo | needle and thread; sewing implements; needlework; (fig.) unimportant thing |
鉛垂線 qiān chuí xiàn | plumbline |
錄取線 lù qǔ xiàn | minimum passing score for admission |
鐵路線 tiě lù xiàn | railway line |
長流水,不斷線 cháng liú shuǐ , bù duàn xiàn | continuous and patient effort (idiom) |
長線 cháng xiàn | long term |
開線 kāi xiàn | to come unsewn; to split at the seam |
防線 fáng xiàn | defensive line or perimeter; CL:道[dao4] |
限界線 xiàn jiè xiàn | boundary; dividing line |
院線 yuàn xiàn | theater chain (abbr. for 電影院線|电影院线) |
陣線 zhèn xiàn | a front (militant group); line of battle; alignment (towards a political party etc) |
陰極射線管 yīn jí shè xiàn guǎn | cathode ray tube |
隔軍事分界線 gé jūn shì fēn jiè xiàn | military demarcation line MDL; refers to Korean demilitarized zone DMZ |