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线
xiàn
Main
English Definitionthread; string; wire; line; (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)
See alsoxiàn variant of 線 (from traditional character 綫)
Simplified Script线
Traditional Script線
Pinyinxiàn
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄒㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)sin3
Part of Speech(名) noun
Measure Words条, 股, 根
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=3 TOCFL=5

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Words With Same Head Word    
线路xiànlùline; circuit; wire; road; railway track; bus route
线索xiànsuǒtrail; clues; thread (of a story)
线条xiàntiáoline (in drawing, calligraphy etc); the lines or contours of a three-dimensional object (hairstyle, clothing, car etc)
线性xiànxìnglinear; linearity
线粒体xiàn lìtǐmitochondrion
Words With Same Tail Word    
路线lùxiànitinerary; route; political line (e.g. right revisionist road)
直线zhíxiànstraight line; sharply (rise or fall)
光线guāngxiànlight ray; light; illumination; lighting (for a photograph)
电线diànxiànwire; power cord
界线jièxiànlimits; bounds; dividing line
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