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
| 棉線 mián xiàn | cotton thread; yarn cotton |
| 標線 biāo xiàn | grid lines; graticule |
| 橡皮線 xiàng pí xiàn | wire (sheathed in rubber); cable |
| 橢圓曲線 tuǒ yuán qū xiàn | (math.) elliptic curve |
| 橫截線 héng jié xiàn | transversal line |
| 橫線 héng xiàn | horizontal line; horizontal coordinate line |
| 正確路線 zhèng què lù xiàn | correct line (i.e. the party line) |
| 死線 sǐ xiàn | deadline (loanword) |
| 母線 mǔ xiàn | generating line; generatrix (in geometry); bus (in electronics); bus bar |
| 毛線 máo xiàn | knitting wool; wool yarn |
| 毛線衣 máo xiàn yī | sweater; woolen knitwear; wool |
| 毛線針 máo xiàn zhēn | knitting needle |
| 汀線 tīng xiàn | lines formed by waves on a beach |
| 沿線 yán xiàn | along the line (e.g. railway); the region near the line |
| 法線 fǎ xiàn | normal line to a surface |
| 流水線 liú shuǐ xiàn | assembly line; (computing) pipeline |
| 流線 liú xiàn | streamline (physics) |
| 流線型 liú xiàn xíng | sleek; streamlined |
| 海岸線 hǎi àn xiàn | coastline; seaboard; shoreline |
| 測地線 cè dì xiàn | geodesic; a geodesic (curve) |
| 測地線曲率 cè dì xiàn qū lǜ | geodesic curvature |
| 準線 zhǔn xiàn | directrix line of a parabola; guide line |
| 滬寧線 hù níng xiàn | Shanghai-Nanjing line |
| 火線 huǒ xiàn | FireWire (IEEE 1394 data-transfer interface); firing line (battle); live electrical wire |
| 無線 wú xiàn | wireless |