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
封鎖線 fēng suǒ xiàn | blockade line; CL:道[dao4] |
射線 shè xiàn | ray |
專線 zhuān xiàn | special-purpose phone line or communications link; hotline; special rail line (e.g. between airport and city); CL:條|条[tiao2] |
對角線 duì jiǎo xiàn | (geometry) a diagonal |
導火線 dǎo huǒ xiàn | fuse (for explosives); (fig.) proximate cause; the last straw |
導線 dǎo xiàn | electrical lead |
小節線 xiǎo jié xiàn | barline (music) |
峰線 fēng xiàn | mountain ridge line |
布線 bù xiàn | wiring |
平行線 píng xíng xiàn | parallel lines |
平面曲線 píng miàn qū xiàn | (math.) plane curve |
幹線 gàn xiàn | main line; trunk line |
底線 dǐ xiàn | to underline; bottom line; base line (in sports); baseline; minimum; spy; plant |
延長線 yán cháng xiàn | extension cord; extended line; powerstrip |
延音線 yán yīn xiàn | tie (music) |
引火線 yǐn huǒ xiàn | fuse (for explosives); (fig.) proximate cause; the last straw |
引線 yǐn xiàn | fuse (for an explosive device); electrical lead; intermediary; catalyst; (dialect) sewing needle |
引線穿針 yǐn xiàn chuān zhēn | a pull-through to thread a needle; fig. to act as go-between |
弧線 hú xiàn | arc |
弧線長 hú xiàn cháng | arc length; length of a curve segment |
微波天線 wēi bō tiān xiàn | microwave antenna |
心理防線 xīn lǐ fáng xiàn | psychological barrier |
愛克斯射線 ài kè sī shè xiàn | X-ray radiation |
感應線圈 gǎn yìng xiàn quān | induction coil; solenoid |
截線 jié xiàn | intersecting line |