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

分界线 fēn jiè xiàn dividing line
导火线 dǎo huǒ xiàn fuse (for explosives); (fig.) proximate cause; the last straw
导线 dǎo xiàn electrical lead
火线 huǒ xiàn FireWire (IEEE 1394 data-transfer interface); firing line (battle); live electrical wire
红线 hóng xiàn red line
牵线 qiān xiàn to pull strings; to manipulate (a puppet); to control from behind the scene; to mediate
基线 jī xiàn base (of a triangle); base line (in geodetic survey); horizontal
干线 gàn xiàn main line; trunk line
引线 yǐn xiàn fuse (for an explosive device); electrical lead; intermediary; catalyst; (dialect) sewing needle
流水线 liú shuǐ xiàn assembly line; (computing) pipeline
线性 xiàn xìng linear; linearity
丝线 sī xiàn thread; silk yarn
主线 zhǔ xiàn main line (of communication); main thread (of a plotline or concept); central theme
无线电波 wú xiàn diàn bō radio waves; wireless electric wave
针线 zhēn xiàn needle and thread; needlework
统一战线 tǒng yī zhàn xiàn united front
针线活 zhēn xiàn huó needlework; sewing
支线 zhī xiàn branch line; side road; spur; fig. secondary plot (in a story)
拆线 chāi xiàn to remove stitches (from a wound)
放射线 fàng shè xiàn radiation; rays of radiation
生命线 shēng mìng xiàn lifeline
线粒体 xiàn lì tǐ mitochondrion
伽马射线 gā mǎ shè xiàn gamma rays
出线 chū xiàn (sports) to go out of bounds; to go over the line; to qualify for the next round of competition; (Tw) (fig.) to make the grade; to achieve success
斜线 xié xiàn diagonal line; slanting line; slash (punct.); forward slash (computing)
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