线 線
xiàn
HSK level: HSK 6
Meaning
thread; string; wire; line; (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city); variant of 线 xiàn
Measure word: 条 股 根
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Characters
Examples
用尺子画线。
Yòng chǐ zi huà xiàn.
Draw a line with a ruler.
请画一条从A到B的线。
Qǐng huà yī tiáo cóng A dào B de xiàn.
Draw a line from A to B.
地图上的蓝线代表河流。
Dì tú shàng de lán xiàn dài biǎo hé liú.
The blue lines on the map represent rivers.
Words with this character
路线 lù xiàn itinerary线索 xiàn suǒ trail线路 xiàn lù line热线 rè xiàn hotline无线 wú xiàn wireless底线 dǐ xiàn bottom line视线 shì xiàn line of sight曲线 qū xiàn curve光线 guāng xiàn light ray前线 qián xiàn front line一线 yī xiàn front line直线 zhí xiàn straight line线条 xiàn tiáo line电线 diàn xiàn wire在线 zài xiàn online无线电 wú xiàn diàn radio天线 tiān xiàn antenna界线 jiè xiàn limits起跑线 qǐ pǎo xiàn the starting line第一线 dì yī xiàn front line生命线 shēng mìng xiàn lifeline沿线 yán xiàn along the line占线 zhàn xiàn busy