线 xiàn line
line; thread; wire
How to remember 线: 纟 thread + 戋 tiny = line. Grandma sews with a thread so tiny that on the blue dress it shows as just one fine line.
Component breakdown
线 = 纟 thread + 戋 tiny
- 纟 thread
- 戋 tiny
Grandma sews with a thread so tiny that on the blue dress it shows as just one fine line.
How it is used
- 'Line, thread, wire' - 一根线 (yì gēn xiàn) a thread, 电线 (diànxiàn) electric wire, 路线 (lùxiàn) route.
- 线上 (xiànshàng) online / 线下 (xiànxià) offline is the standard e-commerce pair; 在线 (zàixiàn) = online (connected).
- 占线 (zhànxiàn) = (phone) line is busy; 光线 (guāngxiàn) = light/rays.
Words with 线
- 线上xiànshàngonlineHSK 4
- 线下xiànxiàofflineHSK 4
- 占线zhànxiànthe (phone) line is busyHSK 5
- 光线guāngxiànlight rayHSK 5
- 在线zàixiànonlineHSK 5
- 线路xiànlùlineHSK 5
- 路线lùxiànitineraryHSK 5
- 下线xiàxiànto go offlineHSK 6
- 热线rèxiànhotline (communications link)HSK 6
- 线索xiànsuǒtrailHSK 6
- 一线yīxiànfront lineHSK 7
- 前线qiánxiànfront lineHSK 7
- 天线tiānxiànantennaHSK 7
- 底线dǐxiànbottom lineHSK 7
- 无线wúxiànwirelessHSK 7
- 生命线shēngmìngxiànlifelineHSK 7
- 电线diànxiànwireHSK 7
- 界线jièxiànlimitsHSK 7
- 直线zhíxiànstraight lineHSK 7
- 线条xiàntiáoline (in drawing, calligraphy etc)HSK 7
- 视线shìxiànline of sightHSK 7
- 起跑线qǐpǎoxiànthe starting line (of a race)HSK 7
- 风景线fēngjǐngxiàna strip of scenic beautyHSK 7
- 斑马线bānmǎxiàncrosswalkHSK 8
- 曲线qūxiàncurveHSK 9
- 沿线yánxiànalong the line (e.g. railway)HSK 9
- 生产线shēngchǎnxiànassembly lineHSK 9
Example sentences
- 球场上划有白线。 Qiúchǎng shàng huà yǒu bái xiàn.There are white lines drawn on the field.
- 太阳出现在地平线上。 Tàiyáng chūxiàn zài dìpíngxiàn shàng.The sun appeared on the horizon.
- 警察设了分界线。 Jǐngchá shèle fēnjièxiàn.The police put up a cordon.