线 xiàn

line, thread, wire; clue

HSK 4 #430

DEFINITIONS

  • line, thread, 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)

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美国有线电视新闻网 měi guó yǒu xiàn diàn shì xīn wén wǎng CNN (Cable News Network), an American news-based pay television channel
生死线 shēng sǐ xiàn the boundary between life and death; the line separating the states of being alive and deceased
绿线 lǜ xiàn green line
线 zhì xiàn To cross the line; to enter a territory against established boundaries
控制线 kòng zhì xiàn control line; the demarcation line that separates the controlled area from the uncontrolled area in a conflict zone
线 tā xiàn his line; his side
线装 xiàn zhuāng stitched binding
线 sān xiàn third-tier; referring to a level or classification in terms of development or status
线 wǎng xiàn network cable; ethernet cable
线 dā xiàn to act as an intermediary or go-between for two parties