线

xiàn · xian

Traditional 線 / 綫

Meaning

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xiàn 線

  1. thread
  2. string
  3. wire
  4. line
  5. CL:條 / 条 (tiáo),股 (gǔ),根 (gēn)
  6. (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)

xiàn 綫

  1. variant of 線 / 线 (xiàn)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

有(yǒu)轨(guǐ)电(diàn)车(chē)三(sān)号(hào)线(xiàn)是(shì)去(qù)哪(nǎ)里(lǐ)的(de)?

Where does tram number 3 go?

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)压(yā)低(dī)声(shēng)线(xiàn),喃(nán)喃(nán)自(zì)语(yǔ)地(de)说(shuō)了(le)些(xiē)话(huà)。

He muttered something under his breath.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by darinmex · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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