xiàn
thread
string
wire
line
CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3],根[gen1]
rè xiàn
hotline (communications link)
shàng xiàn
to go online
to put sth online
lù xiàn
itinerary
route
political line (e.g. right revisionist road)
CL:條|条[tiao2]
zhàn xiàn
battle line
battlefront
front
chū xiàn
out of bounds
over the line
beyond the pale
xiàn tiáo
line (in drawing, calligraphy etc)
the lines or contours of a three-dimensional object (hairstyle, clothing, car etc)
xiàn lù
line
circuit
wire
road
railway track
bus route
qǐ pǎo xiàn
the starting line (of a race)
scratch line (in a relay race)
xiàn suǒ
trail
clues
thread (of a story)
dǐ xiàn
to underline
bottom line
base line (in sports)
baseline
minimum
spy
plant
dǎo huǒ xiàn
a fuse (for explosives)
fig. proximate cause
the last straw
fáng xiàn
defensive line or perimeter
CL:道[dao4]
shēng chǎn xiàn
assembly line
production line
mǔ xiàn
generating line
generatrix (in geometry)
bus (in electronics)
bus bar
quán xiàn
the whole front (in a war)
the whole length (of a road or railway line)
xiàn quān
solenoid (electrical engineering)
coil
qū xiàn
curve
curved line
indirect
in a roundabout way
hǎi àn xiàn
coastline
seaboard
shoreline
jiè xiàn
limits
bounds
dividing line
guāng xiàn
light ray
CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]
light
illumination
lighting (for a photograph)
qián xiàn
front line
military front
workface
cutting edge
zhī xiàn
branch line
side road
spur
fig. secondary plot (in a story)
jī xiàn
base (of a triangle)
base line (in geodetic survey)
horizontal
diàn xiàn
wire
power cord
CL:根[gen1]
zhé xiàn
broken line (continuous figure made up of straight line segments)
polygonal line
dog leg
zhōng xiàn
half-way line
median line
zhuān xiàn
special-purpose phone line or communications link
hotline
special rail line (e.g. between airport and city)
CL:條|条[tiao2]
yán xiàn
along the line (e.g. railway)
the region near the line
huán xiàn
ring road
circle line (e.g. rail or subway)
zhí xiàn
straight line
sharply (rise or fall)
zhēn xiàn
needle and thread
needlework
yǎn xiàn
informer
snitch
spy
scout
(cosmetics) eye line
tiān xiàn
antenna
mast
connection with high-ranking officials
yǐn xiàn
fuse (for an explosive device)
electrical lead
intermediary
catalyst
(dialect) sewing needle
huǒ xiàn
firing line (battle)
live electrical wire
zhèn xiàn
a front (militant group)
line of battle
alignment (towards a political party etc)
xiàn lǎn
cable
wire
cord (computer)
fàng shè xiàn
radiation
rays of radiation
huà xiàn
to delineate
to draw a line
to underline
lián xiàn
electrical lead
connecting line
(Tw) to connect (to a network, device etc)
to go online
connection
Xīn gàn xiàn
Shinkansen (Japanese high-speed train)
huí guī xiàn
tropic
one of the two latitude lines, Tropic of Capricorn or Tropic of Cancer
qiān xiàn
to pull strings
to manipulate (a puppet)
to control from behind the scene
to mediate
diàn yuán xiàn
power cable (of an appliance etc)
yán cháng xiàn
extension cord
extended line
powerstrip
diàn xiàn gān
electric pole
telephone pole
lamppost
CL:根[gen1]
diàn xiàn gǎn
electric pole
telephone pole
lamppost
CL:根[gen1]
duàn xiàn
(of a guitar, kite etc) to have a string break
(of a tradition etc) to be discontinued
(telephone or Internet connection) disconnected
cut off
diào xiàn
to get disconnected (from the Internet)
shuāng jiǎo xiàn
unshielded twisted pair
UTP
wài huán xiàn
outer ring (road or rail line)
héng xiàn
horizontal line
horizontal coordinate line
xiàn tú
line drawing
diagram
line graph
Xiàn xī
Hsienhsi township in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 xian4], Taiwan
sān bā xiàn
thirty eighth parallel, forming the DMZ border between North and South Korea
diàn huà xiàn
telephone line
telephone wire
chāi xiàn
to remove stitches (from a wound)
mái xiàn
sunken cord (used in bookbinding)
xié xiàn
diagonal line
slanting line
slash (punct.)
forward slash (computing)
tuō xiàn
derailment
to jump the track (of train)
to derail
qún zhòng lù xiàn
The Mass Line, Communist Party of China (CPC) policy aimed at broadening and cultivating contacts with the masses
yā xiàn
pressure crease
fig. to toil for sb else's benefit
line ball (i.e. on the line)
bái xiàn
white line (road markings)
yá xiàn
dental floss
CL:條|条[tiao2]
mián xiàn
cotton thread
yarn cotton
fù xiàn
multiple track (e.g. rail)
multi-lane (e.g. highway)
the complex line (math.)
wú xiàn diàn huà
radio telephony
wireless telephone
zhǔ gàn xiàn
trunk line (of road, network etc)
backbone (cable)
kāi xiàn
to come unsewn
to split at the seam
chuān zhēn yǐn xiàn
lit. to thread a needle (idiom); fig. to act as a go-between
wú xiàn diàn bō
radio waves
wireless electric wave
tōng xìn xiàn
communication line
hot line
zhuāng pèi xiàn
assembly line
production line
yí dòng píng jūn xiàn
moving average (in financial analysis)
jīng xiàn
warp
line of longitude
meridian (geography)
biān jiè xiàn
boundary line
border line
máo xiàn yī
sweater
woolen knitwear
wool
zhuǎn yí shì xiàn
to shift one's eyes
(fig.) to shift one's attention
to divert attention
fēi xiàn xìng guāng xué
nonlinear optics (physics)
duān xiàn
end line
baseline (sports)
cǎi xiàn
to scout for a tour operator
to reconnoiter a potential tour itinerary
(tennis) to commit a foot fault
chā xiàn bǎn
power strip
powerboard (with multiple electrical sockets)
wěi xiàn
woof
line of latitude
parallel
nèi xiàn jiāo yì
insider trading (illegal share-dealing)
guó nèi xiàn
domestic flight
internal line (air, train, ferry etc)
jí gé xiàn
passing line or score (in an examination)
tōng yòng chuàn xíng zǒng xiàn
Universal Serial Bus, USB (computer)
zhǔn xiàn
directrix line of a parabola
guide line
chù xiàn
to cross the line
to overdo something
to commit a crime
èr cì qū xiàn
quadratic curve (geometry)
conic
jīng wěi xiàn
lines of latitude and longitude
warp and woof
mò xiàn
inked line
carpenter's straight line marker (an inked cord stretched tight then lowered onto timber)
Xiàn xī xiāng
Hsienhsi township in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 xian4], Taiwan
fàng cháng xiàn diào dà yú
use a long line to catch a big fish (idiom); a long-term plan for major returns
zhōng jiān lù xiàn
middle road (in politics)
zòng xiàn
vertical line
vertical coordinate line
xià xiàn yí shì
product launching ceremony
zhèng què lù xiàn
correct line (i.e. the party line)
xiàn gǎn
telephone pole
utility pole
tǒng yī zhàn xiàn gōng zuò bù
United front work department of CPC central committee, UFWD
rén xíng héng dào xiàn
crosswalk
pedestrian crossing with zebra stripes
wú xiàn diàn guǎn lǐ wěi yuán huì
Wireless transmission regulatory commission
běn chū zǐ wǔ xiàn
the first meridian
the prime meridian
gōng jī xiàn
the front line
the attack (e.g. football forwards)
duàn xiàn fēng zhēng
a kite with cut string (idiom); fig. gone beyond recall
guó jiè xiàn
border between countries
line forming the border
děng yā xiàn
isobar (line of equal pressure)
jūn xiàn zhǐ biāo
moving average index (used in financial analysis)
fǎn xié xiàn
backslash (computing)
reversed diagonal
fēi zhēn zǒu xiàn
flying needle and running seam (idiom); skillful needlework
xíng jūn lù xiàn
army itinerary
route of march
tóu yǐng xiàn
line of project
projection line
cè dì xiàn
geodesic
a geodesic (curve)
zhēn xiàn huó r
needlework
working for a living as a needleworker
lún qín shè xiàn
X-ray
Röntgen or Roentgen ray
sān shí bā dù xiàn
thirty eighth parallel
dividing line agreed at Yalta between US and Soviet zones of influence in Korea, now the DMZ between North and South Korea
wěi xiàn quān
line of latitude
parallel
duǎn chéng xiàn
a geodesic (curve)
a shortest curve
wú xiàn diàn shōu fā jī
transceiver
radio frequency receiver, broadcaster or relay
zǒu nèi xiàn
insider contacts
via private channels
to seek influence with sb via family members (possibly dishonest or underhand)
lái fù xiàn
rifling (spiral lines on inside of gun barrel imparting spin to the bullet)
xiàng pí xiàn
wire (sheathed in rubber)
cable
yí dòng píng jūn xiàn zhǐ biāo
moving average index (used in financial analysis)
Sāng dì nuò Mín zú Jiě fàng Zhèn xiàn
Sandinista National Liberation Front
Mù zhà xiàn
Taipei Metro Muzha Line, former name of the Wenshan Line 文山線|文山线[Wen2 shan1 xian4]
Jiě fàng Bā lè sī tǎn Rén mín Zhèn xiàn
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
hú xiàn cháng
arc length
length of a curve segment
xié xiàn hào
slash (punct.)
forward slash (computing)
virgule
slanting line
oblique line
zhé xiàn
variant of 折線|折线[zhe2 xian4], broken line (continuous figure made up of straight line segments)
polygonal line
dog leg
yǐn xiàn chuān zhēn
a pull-through to thread a needle
fig. to act as go-between
huá xiàn bǎn
ruler (used for drawing lines)
děng shāng xiàn
isentropic curve (physics})
tīng xiàn
lines formed by waves on a beach
gé jūn shì fēn jiè xiàn
military demarcation line MDL
refers to Korean demilitarized zone DMZ
shuāng qū xiàn zhèng xián
hyperbolic sine or sinh (math)
zhēng qiú xiàn
scrimmage line (American football)
yǐ zhǒng shè xiàn
beta ray (electron stream from radioactive decay)
jiāo chā yīn yǐng xiàn
hatched lines
cross-hatched graphic pattern
děng biàn yā xiàn
isallobar (line of equal pressure gradient)
yuè chū jiè xiàn
to exceed
to overstep the limit
xiàn quān bān
solenoid (electrical engineering)
coil
fēi duì chèn shì shù jù yòng hù xiàn
Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line
ADSL
shù zì dìng gòu xiàn lù
digital subscriber line
DSL
cháng guī tóng diàn huà xiàn
ordinary copper telephone line
Zhōng guó wú xiàn diàn pín pǔ guǎn lǐ hé jiān cè
China state radio regulation committee SRRC
zhēn xiàn bó lí
wicker sewing basket (dialect)
xiàn wěi yàn
(bird species of China) wire-tailed swallow (Hirundo smithii)
xiàn xìng huí guī
linear regression (statistics)
xiàn chóng
nematode worm (Caenorhabditis elegans)
Jǐn còu Miǎo zǐ Xiàn quān
Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS)
Tǒng yī Zhàn xiàn Gōng zuò bù
United Front Work Department of CPC Central Committee (UFWD)
guǎn xiàn
pipeline
general term for pipes, cables etc
guǎn yuán xiàn chóng
"eel worm", a parasitic worm carrying meningitis
bái xiàn bān wén
Aedes albopictus (species of mosquito)
Huǒ xiàn
FireWire (IEEE 1394 data-transfer interface)
cháng liú shuǐ , bù duàn xiàn
continuous and patient effort (idiom)
lù qǔ xiàn
minimum passing score for admission
zhēn tóu xiàn nǎo
needle and thread
sewing implements
needlework
(fig.) unimportant thing
tuì jū èr xiàn
to withdraw to the second line of duty
to resign from a leading post (and assume an advisory post)
cǎi xiàn tuán
group on a tour to get acquainted with the local situation
lù xiàn tú
route map
roadmap (also fig.)
jǐng jiè xiàn
police cordon
alert level
táng xiàn
rifling (helical grooves inside the barrel of a gun)
qún zhòng lù xiàn
the mass line, CPC term for Party policy aimed at broadening and cultivating contacts with the masses
Qí gé fēi Fáng xiàn
Siegfried Line, line of German military defenses during WWI and WWII
huà xiàn bǎn
ruler (used for drawing lines)
lái fú xiàn
rifling (helical grooves inside the barrel of a gun)
fú xiàn
foreshadowing (literary device)
shì yè xiàn
(slang) cleavage
(palmistry) business line
zhǔ xiàn
main line (of communication)
main thread (of a plotline or concept)
central theme
shàng gāng shàng xiàn
to criticize (as a matter of principle)
sān wèi xiàn
shamisen, three-stringed Japanese musical instrument
yī xiàn zhī gé
a fine line
a fine distinction
yī xiàn zhī jiān
a hair's breadth apart
a fine line
a fine distinction
yā xiàn qián
crimping pliers
amp pliers
Wén shān xiàn
Taipei Metro Wenshan Line (known as the Muzha Line 木柵線|木栅线[Mu4 zha4 xian4] prior to October 8, 2009)
shù zì yòng hù xiàn lù
digital subscriber line (DSL)
shōu xiàn
to reel in (a fishing line etc)
to hang up the phone
jiē xiàn shēng
switchboard operator
phone operator
K xiàn
candlestick (in a candlestick chart)