Definition & Meaning

1.thread; string

3.traffic route/line

6.something shaped like a line, thread, etc.

7.(used before abstract things, indicating very little)

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Characters with xian

xiàn

线

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1
n.thread; string
- wǒ zài rào xiàn
  我在绕线。
  I'm winding thread.
- xiàn dǎ jié le
  线打结了。
  The thread has knotted.
- bǎ zhè gēn xiàn jiǎn duàn
  把这根线剪断。
  Cut this thread.
synonym
sī丝
2
n.line
- qū xiàn
  曲线
  curved line
- zhí xiàn
  直线
  straight line
- píng xíng xiàn
  平行线
  parallel lines
3
n.traffic route/line
- háng xiàn
  航线
  route
- lù xiàn
  路线
  route
- jīng guǎng xiàn shang fā shēng le chē huò
  京广线上发生了车祸。
  There was a car accident on the Beijing-Guangzhou line.
synonym
lù路
4
n.boundary
- biān jiè xiàn
  边界线
  boundary line
- qián xiàn
  前线
  battlefront
- hǎi àn xiàn
  海岸线
  coastline
5
n.clue
- yǎn xiàn
  眼线
  police informer
- nèi xiàn
  内线
  police informer
- xiàn suǒ
  线索
  clue
6
n.something shaped like a line, thread, etc.
- guāng xiàn
  光线
  ray
7
measure word(used before abstract things, indicating very little)
- yī xiàn shēng jī
  一线生机
  a ray of hope
synonym
sī丝

Words and phrases with 线

线速度
[word]linear velocity
线性化
[word]linearize
线缝
[word]seam
线装书
[word]thread-bound Chinese book
线板
[word]power strip
线性
[word]linear
线画
[word]line drawing
线衣
[word]cotton knitwear
线圈
[word]coil

Word usage

common measure word
"线" is often matched with measure word "条"or"段".
- 一条线
  one line
- 一段线
  one section of a line

Similar-form characters to 线

xiàn
线
qián
钱
qiǎn
浅
róng
绒
zhàn
栈
jiàn
饯

Chinese Characters with pinyin xiàn

现
show; present
县
county
限
bound; restrict
陷
pitfall; be captured/conquered
献
present; show

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