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)

STROKES

WORDS

眼线 yǎn xiàn informer; snitch; spy; scout; (cosmetics) eye line
海岸线 hǎi àn xiàn coastline; seaboard; shoreline
地平线 dì píng xiàn horizon
红外线 hóng wài xiàn infrared ray
警戒线 jǐng jiè xiàn police cordon; alert level
界线 jiè xiàn limits; bounds; dividing line
在线 zài xiàn online
接线 jiē xiàn wiring; to connect a wire
阵线 zhèn xiàn a front (militant group); line of battle; alignment (towards a political party etc)
管线 guǎn xiàn pipeline; general term for pipes, cables etc
线圈 xiàn quān solenoid (electrical engineering); coil
紫外线 zǐ wài xiàn ultraviolet ray
毛线 máo xiàn knitting wool; wool yarn
电线杆 diàn xiàn gān electric pole; telephone pole; lamppost; CL:根[gen1]
电线杆 diàn xiàn gǎn electric pole; telephone pole; lamppost; CL:根[gen1]
专线 zhuān xiàn special-purpose phone line or communications link; hotline; special rail line (e.g. between airport and city); CL:條|条[tiao2]
无线电话 wú xiàn diàn huà radio telephony; wireless telephone
生产线 shēng chǎn xiàn assembly line; production line
长线 cháng xiàn long term
路线图 lù xiàn tú route map; roadmap (also fig.)
弧线 hú xiàn arc
封锁线 fēng suǒ xiàn blockade line; CL:道[dao4]
外线 wài xiàn (military) line of troops encircling an enemy position; (telephony) outside line; (basketball) outside the three-point line
边线 biān xiàn sideline; foul line
起跑线 qǐ pǎo xiàn the starting line (of a race); scratch line (in a relay race)
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