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

封鎖 fēng suǒ xiàn blockade line; CL:道[dao4]
shè xiàn ray
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 duì jiǎo xiàn (geometry) a diagonal
導火 dǎo huǒ xiàn fuse (for explosives); (fig.) proximate cause; the last straw
dǎo xiàn electrical lead
小節 xiǎo jié xiàn barline (music)
fēng xiàn mountain ridge line
bù xiàn wiring
平行 píng xíng xiàn parallel lines
平面曲 píng miàn qū xiàn (math.) plane curve
gàn xiàn main line; trunk line
dǐ xiàn to underline; bottom line; base line (in sports); baseline; minimum; spy; plant
延長 yán cháng xiàn extension cord; extended line; powerstrip
延音 yán yīn xiàn tie (music)
引火 yǐn huǒ xiàn fuse (for explosives); (fig.) proximate cause; the last straw
yǐn xiàn fuse (for an explosive device); electrical lead; intermediary; catalyst; (dialect) sewing needle
穿針 yǐn xiàn chuān zhēn a pull-through to thread a needle; fig. to act as go-between
hú xiàn arc
長 hú xiàn cháng arc length; length of a curve segment
微波天 wēi bō tiān xiàn microwave antenna
心理防 xīn lǐ fáng xiàn psychological barrier
愛克斯射 ài kè sī shè xiàn X-ray radiation
感應圈 gǎn yìng xiàn quān induction coil; solenoid
jié xiàn intersecting line