xiàn

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 tōng yòng chuàn xíng zǒng xiàn Universal Serial Bus, USB (computer)
連結 lián jié xiàn tie (music)
lián xiàn electrical lead; connecting line; (Tw) to connect (to a network, device etc); to go online; connection; (congressional) caucus
過橋米 guò qiáo mǐ xiàn rice noodle soup from Yunnan province
邊界 biān jiè xiàn boundary line; border line
biān xiàn sideline; foul line
金屬 jīn shǔ xiàn metal wire
zhēn xiàn needle and thread; needlework
活 zhēn xiàn huó needlework; sewing
活兒 zhēn xiàn huó r needlework; working for a living as a needleworker
活計 zhēn xiàn huó jì needlework; sewing
箔籬 zhēn xiàn bó lí wicker sewing basket (dialect)
針頭腦 zhēn tóu xiàn nǎo needle and thread; sewing implements; needlework; (fig.) unimportant thing
鉛垂 qiān chuí xiàn plumbline
錄取 lù qǔ xiàn minimum passing score for admission
鐵路 tiě lù xiàn railway line
長流水,不斷 cháng liú shuǐ , bù duàn xiàn continuous and patient effort (idiom)
cháng xiàn long term
kāi xiàn to come unsewn; to split at the seam
fáng xiàn defensive line or perimeter; CL:道[dao4]
限界 xiàn jiè xiàn boundary; dividing line
yuàn xiàn theater chain (abbr. for 電影院線|电影院线)
zhèn xiàn a front (militant group); line of battle; alignment (towards a political party etc)
陰極射管 yīn jí shè xiàn guǎn cathode ray tube
隔軍事分界 gé jūn shì fēn jiè xiàn military demarcation line MDL; refers to Korean demilitarized zone DMZ