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how to write xian(line) in chinese

线
pinyinxiàn
radicalsStroke count8
eanglish meaningline; wire; thread; string; tie

  Stroke order of the Chinese character "线" (xian)

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Basic explanations

n. (用丝、棉、金属等制成的细长的东西) thread; string; wire:

1.  棉[丝]线
cotton [silk] thread;

2.  线
copper wire;

3.  针眼太小线穿不进去。
The needle-eye is too small to hold the thread.

n. {数} (一个点任意移动所构成的图形) line:

1.  线
curve; curved line;

2.  线
straight line

n. (用棉线做的) made of cotton thread:

1.  线手套
cotton gloves;

2.  线线
cotton knitwear

n. (细长像线的东西) sth. shaped like a line, thread, etc.:

1.  线
ray;

2.  线
a slender stick of incense

n. (交通路线) route; line:

1.  长大线
the Changchun-Dalian Railway (line);

2.  供应线
supply route [line];

3.  线
airline or shipping line;

4.  铁道线
railway line

n. (边缘交界的地方) demarcation line; boundary:

1.  边界线
boundary line;

2.  海岸线
coastline;

3.  军事分界线
military demarcation line

n. (所接近的某种边际) brink; verge:

1.  生命线
lifeline; lifeblood;

2.  在饥饿线
on the brink of starvation;

3.  在死亡线
on the verge of death

n. (思想上、政治上的路线) (political) line:

1.  上纲上线
raise to a higher plane of principle and two-line struggle

n. (线索) clue; thread:

1.  案子的线儿断了。
The clue could not be followed up.

(用于抽象事物, 数词限用“一”):

1.  线光明
a gleam of light;

2.  线生机
a slim chance of life;

3.  线希望
a ray [gleam] of hope