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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

线 [xiàn]
  1. 1. noun [指细长物品] thread
    线
    cotton thread
    线
    electric wire
  2. 2. noun [交通干线] line
    线
    main line
  3. 3. measure word
    线生机
    a ray of hope

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

线 [xiàn]
  1. 1. noun thread; string; wire
    一根线
    a piece of thread
    线
    a ball of string; a reel of thread
    线
    copper wire
    线线
    cotton knitwear
  2. 2. noun [Mathematics] line
    线
    straight line
  3. 3. noun sth. shaped like a line, thread, etc.
    线
    light; ray
  4. 4. noun route; line
    供应线
    supply route (or line)
    铁道线
    railway line
    沪宁线
    the Shanghai-Nanjing Railway (Line)
  5. 5. noun demarcation line; boundary
    边界线
    boundary line
    海岸线
    coastline
  6. 6. noun (political) line
  7. 7. noun brink; verge
    在死亡线
    on the verge of death
    在饥饿线
    on the brink of starvation
  8. 8. noun clue; thread
    案子的线儿断了。
    The clue could not be followed up.
  9. 9. measure word (used with numeral 一 before abstract things, indicating very little)
    线希望
    a ray (or gleam) of hope

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

线 [xiàn]
  1. 1. 棉、毛、丝、麻等纺成的细长的东西
    线
    线
    线衣。
  2. 2. 线一样细长的东西
    线
    线香。
    线
  3. 3. 从一个地方到另一个地方所经过的道路;交通路线
    线
    陇海线
    铁路干线
  4. 4. 指探求问题的途径或探听消息的人
    线索。
    线
    线
  5. 5. 几何学指一个点任意移动所形成的图形,有直线和曲线两种。
  6. 6. 彼此交界的地方
    国境线
    海岸线
    线
  7. 7. 某种境况的边缘
    贫困线|
    分数线
  8. 8. 指工作岗位所处的位置
    生产第一线
    退居二线
  9. 9. 用于抽象事物,数词用"一",表示极少、微弱
    线生机。
    线希望。

Examples

交点(线线线与面相交的点)
线缠在线轴上。
Wind the thread onto the reel.
线结成了疙瘩。
The thread has got tangled (or got into a knot).
线捻成股儿。
Twist the threads into yarn.
明(暗)线光谱
bright-line (dark-line) spectrum
基准点(面,线)
datum point (plane, line)
他们俩谈恋爱是我牵的线
I acted as a go-between for them to meet and fall in love.
她们纺的线又细又匀。
The thread they spin is thin and smooth.
线装本
thread-bound edition
线装书
thread-bound Chinese book

Character Decomposition


[sī]
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[jiān]

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Related Measure Words

  [gēn] |  一根线
  [gǔ] |  一股线
  [lǚ] |  一缕线
  [tiáo] |  一条线
  [zhóu] |  一轴线

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