Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
线
xiàn
Description
"线"是又细又长的东西，比如缝衣服用的线，或者电话线。
"线" is a thin and long thing, like thread used for sewing or a telephone line.
它也可以指路线，比如公共汽车的路线。
It can also refer to a route, like a bus line.
Meanings
线xiàn
thread; string; a thin long object
妈妈用针和线缝衣服。
Mom sews clothes with needle and thread.
线xiàn
line (drawn or geometric)
请在纸上画一条直线。
Please draw a straight line on the paper.
线xiàn
route; line (of transport)
这条地铁线去机场。
This subway line goes to the airport.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
the 纟(silk) radical shows the word's original meaning of thread.
- Nuance
often used with measure word 条 (tiáo) for lines and threads.
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