线

Thread in Chinese: 线 (xiàn)

xiàn

thread

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 線1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1thread
  2. 2string
  3. 3wire
  4. 4line
  5. 5(after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)

Stroke order

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线

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄢˋ

xiàn

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

线

Simplified

線

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这条电线太长了。

    zhè tiáo diàn xiàn tài cháng le。

    This electric wire is too long.

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Related words

占线

zhàn xiàn

busy (telephone line)

路线

lù xiàn

itinerary

光线

guāng xiàn

light ray

线索

xiàn suǒ

trail

直线

zhí xiàn

straight line

热线

rè xiàn

hotline (communications link)

线路

xiàn lù

(electricity) line

底线

dǐ xiàn

bottom line

电线

diàn xiàn

wire

界线

jiè xiàn

limits

前线

qián xiàn

front line

曲线

qū xiàn

curve

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