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线
xiàn
Main
English Definitionthread; string; wire; line
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 LevelTOP=Intermediate

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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)
线图xiàntúline drawing; diagram; line graph
线上xiànshàngonline
线下xiànxiàoffline; below the line
Words With Same Tail Word    
路线lùxiànitinerary; route; political line (e.g. right revisionist road)
光线guāngxiànlight ray; light; illumination; lighting (for a photograph)
战线zhànxiànbattle line; battlefront; front
界线jièxiànlimits; bounds; dividing line
电线diànxiànwire; power cord
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