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

宇宙线 yǔ zhòu xiàn cosmic ray
定直线 dìng zhí xiàn directrix of a parabola
线 shí xiàn solid line; continuous line
小节线 xiǎo jié xiàn barline (music)
线 fēng xiàn mountain ridge line
线 bù xiàn wiring
平面曲线 píng miàn qū xiàn (math.) plane curve
延长线 yán cháng xiàn extension cord; extended line; powerstrip
延音线 yán yīn xiàn tie (music)
引火线 yǐn huǒ xiàn fuse (for explosives); (fig.) proximate cause; the last straw
线穿针 yǐn xiàn chuān zhēn a pull-through to thread a needle; fig. to act as go-between
线长 hú xiàn cháng arc length; length of a curve segment
微波天线 wēi bō tiān xiàn microwave antenna
心理防线 xīn lǐ fáng xiàn psychological barrier
爱克斯射线 ài kè sī shè xiàn X-ray radiation
感应线圈 gǎn yìng xiàn quān induction coil; solenoid
线 jié xiàn intersecting line
投影线 tóu yǐng xiàn line of project; projection line
线 zhé xiàn broken line (continuous figure made up of straight line segments); polygonal line; dog leg
线图 zhé xiàn tú line chart
线 kuò xiàn small angle brackets 「 」
线器 juǎn xiàn qì fishing reel
线 diào xiàn to get disconnected (from the Internet)
线 guà xiàn to hang up the phone
线生 jiē xiàn shēng switchboard operator; phone operator