HSK C3/W3/V3
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线
/ xiàn /
Strokes
Definition
thread/string/wire/line/(after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)
Example
As a Noun
thread; string; cotton; wool
1
Xiàn
线
dǎjié
打结
le
了
。
The thread has knotted.
2
Mián
棉
/
nílóngxiàn
尼龙线
cotton/nylon thread
3
Yòng
用
xiàn
线
féng
缝
sew with thread
4
Bǎ
把
zhūzi
珠子
yòngxiàn
用线
chuān
穿
qǐlai
起来
thread the beads onto a string
5
Bǎ
把
xiàn
线
cóng
从
zhēn
针
yǎnlǐ
眼里
chuān
穿
guòqù
过去
pass a thread through the eye of a needle; thread a needle
6
Ràoxiàn
绕线
wind thread in
7
Fàngxiàn
放线
wind thread out
8
Fǎngxiàn
纺线
spin thread (from cotton)
9
Yī
一
juǎn
卷
xiàn
线
a reel of thread/cotton/wool; a spool of thread
10
Yī
一
gēn
根
xiàn
线
a piece of thread
11
Yī
一
duàn
段
xiàn
线
a length of thread/cotton/wool
As a Noun
line-/thread-shaped thing; wire
12
Qībāo
漆包
xiàn
线
enamelled wire
13
Luǒxiàn
裸线
open wire
14
Diàoyúxiàn
钓鱼线
fishing line
15
Diànhuàxiàn
电话线
telephone wire
16
Bǎ
把
xiàn
线
chěduàn
扯断
tear down a wire
As a Noun
traffic route/line
17
Pūshè
铺设
yī
一
tiáo
条
tiělùxiàn
铁路线
lay down a new line
18
Yùnshūxiàn
运输线
transmission line
19
Yánxiàn
沿线
gè
各
zhàn
站
each station along the railway line
20
Shēngchǎnxiàn
生产线
production line
21
Jīng
京
guǎngxiàn
广线
Beijing-Guangzhou Railway Line
22
Gōngyìngxiàn
供应线
supply route
23
Chètuì
撤退
xiàn
线
line of retreat
24
Chēdào
车道
xiàn
线
bus line
As a Noun
clue
As a Noun
undercover/secret agent
As a Noun
line
As a Noun
demarcation line; boundary
As a Noun
brink; verge
As a Noun
ideological or political line
As a Measure word
［used to modify abstract nouns or numerals indicating few or little］