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 tū xiàn convex curve
线 āo xiàn groove
分水线 fēn shuǐ xiàn watershed
前端总线 qián duān zǒng xiàn (computing) front-side bus (FSB)
线 gē xiàn secant line (math.)
线板 huà xiàn bǎn ruler (used for drawing lines)
及格线 jí gé xiàn passing line or score (in an examination)
反斜线 fǎn xié xiàn backslash (computing); reversed diagonal
合股线 hé gǔ xiàn twine
线 diào xiàn plumbline
单丝不成线,独木不成林 dān sī bù chéng xiàn , dú mù bù chéng lín one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest (idiom)
国内线 guó nèi xiàn domestic flight; internal line (air, train, ferry etc)
国际日期变更线 guó jì rì qī biàn gēng xiàn international date line
圆滑线 yuán huá xiàn slur (music)
圆锥曲线 yuán zhuī qū xiàn conic section
线 jūn xiàn graph of average values
线指标 jūn xiàn zhǐ biāo moving average index (used in financial analysis)
线 mái xiàn sunken cord (used in bookbinding)
线 mò xiàn inked line; carpenter's straight line marker (an inked cord stretched tight then lowered onto timber)
线 yā xiàn pressure crease; fig. to toil for sb else's benefit; line ball (i.e. on the line)
线钳 yā xiàn qián crimping pliers; amp pliers
外环线 wài huán xiàn outer ring (road or rail line)
大地线 dà dì xiàn a geodesic (curve)
线宝宝 tiān xiàn bǎo bǎo Teletubbies
天际线 tiān jì xiàn skyline; horizon