线
索

Trail in Chinese: 线索 (xiàn suǒ)

xiàn suǒ

trail

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 線索1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1trail
  2. 2clues
  3. 3thread (of a story)

Stroke order

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线
索

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧㄢˋ

xiàn

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄙㄨㄛˇ

suǒ

ㄙ/ sㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

线索

Simplified

線索

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 警察找到了破案的重要线索。

    jǐng chá zhǎo dào le pò àn de zhòng yào xiàn suǒ。

    The police found an important clue for solving the case.

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Related words

线

xiàn

thread

占线

zhàn xiàn

busy (telephone line)

路线

lù xiàn

itinerary

光线

guāng xiàn

light ray

搜索

sōu suǒ

to search (a place)

直线

zhí xiàn

straight line

热线

rè xiàn

hotline (communications link)

探索

tàn suǒ

to explore

线路

xiàn lù

(electricity) line

底线

dǐ xiàn

bottom line

电线

diàn xiàn

wire

界线

jiè xiàn

limits

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