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

线轴 xiàn zhóu thread spool
非线性 fēi xiàn xìng nonlinear (math.)
中线 zhōng xiàn half-way line; median line
抛物线 pāo wù xiàn parabola
下线 xià xiàn to go offline
子午线 zǐ wǔ xiàn meridian
下划线 xià huà xiàn underscore _; underline
横线 héng xiàn horizontal line; horizontal coordinate line
沿线 yán xiàn along the line (e.g. railway); the region near the line
纱线 shā xiàn yarn
总线 zǒng xiàn computer bus
膛线 táng xiàn rifling (helical grooves inside the barrel of a gun)
边界线 biān jiè xiàn boundary line; border line
全线 quán xiàn the whole front (in a war); the whole length (of a road or railway line)
划线 huà xiàn to delineate; to draw a line; to underline
穿针引线 chuān zhēn yǐn xiàn lit. to thread a needle (idiom); fig. to act as a go-between
轴线 zhóu xiàn central axis (line)
对角线 duì jiǎo xiàn (geometry) a diagonal
流线型 liú xiàn xíng sleek; streamlined
退居二线 tuì jū èr xiàn to withdraw to the second line of duty; to resign from a leading post (and assume an advisory post)
电源线 diàn yuán xiàn power cable (of an appliance etc)
平行线 píng xíng xiàn parallel lines
环线 huán xiàn ring road; circle line (e.g. rail or subway)
绒线 róng xiàn wool; woolen thread
线团 xiàn tuán ball of string
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