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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

线索 [xiànsuǒ]
  1. 1. noun clue

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

线索 [xiànsuǒ]
  1. 1. clue; thread; lead
    他给我提供了一些线索
    他找到了两条破案线索
    关于他的下落,没有找到任何线索
    No clues have been found as to his whereabouts.
    破案的线索
    clues for solving a case

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

线索 [xiànsuǒ]
  1. 1. 比喻事物发展的轨迹或探求问题的途径;文艺作品中情节发展的脉络
    此案线索还不太清晰。
    作品情节曲折,由两条线索交织而成。

Examples

破案的线索
clues for solving a case 线索
关于他的下落,没有找到任何线索
No clues have been found as to his whereabouts. 线索
好好搜一搜,看还能找到什么线索
侦探在作案现场发现了线索 现场
他给我提供了一些线索 线索
这篇小说的线索除了明线之外,还有一条暗线。 明线
由于线索过于疏略, 我们的侦破工作难度很大。
The clues are too sketchy, so it's hard to carry out our detective work. 疏略
嫌犯昨天畏罪自杀了, 现在线索断了, 我们该怎么办呢。 嫌犯
线索穿起来
piece together all the clues 穿
发现线索
find clues 发现

Collocations

破案线索
clues for solving a case
重要线索
an important clue
找到线索
to find out clues
理清线索
to clear a clue
线索断了
The clues could not be followed up.

Word Decomposition

线
[xiàn]
+
[suǒ]

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