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Line (in drawing, calligraphy etc) in Chinese: 线条 (xiàn tiáo)

xiàn tiáo

line (in drawing, calligraphy etc)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 線條1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1line (in drawing, calligraphy etc)
  2. 2the lines or contours of a three-dimensional object (hairstyle, clothing, car etc)

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Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄢˋ

xiàn

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄊㄧㄠˊ

tiáo

ㄊ/ tㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

线条

Simplified

線條

Traditional

Example sentences

See 线条 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 这幅画的线条很流畅。

    zhè fú huà de xiàn tiáo hěn liú chàng。

    The lines in this painting are very smooth.

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Related words

条

tiáo

strip

线

xiàn

thread

面条

miàn tiáo

noodles

条件

tiáo jiàn

condition

苗条

miáo tiao

(of a woman) slim

占线

zhàn xiàn

busy (telephone line)

路线

lù xiàn

itinerary

便条

biàn tiáo

(informal) note

光线

guāng xiàn

light ray

线索

xiàn suǒ

trail

直线

zhí xiàn

straight line

热线

rè xiàn

hotline (communications link)

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