线 (xiàn) means Line (thread - wire - string). Below are 23 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
这条 线 画得很直。
Zhè tiáo xiàn huà de hěn zhí.
This line is drawn very straight.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 直
他的电话一直占 线 。
Tā de diànhuà yìzhí zhànxiàn.
His line has been busy the whole time.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 占线
这两条 线 互相垂直。
Zhè liǎng tiáo xiàn hùxiāng chuízhí.
These two lines are perpendicular to each other.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 垂直
这两条 线 互相平行。
Zhè liǎng tiáo xiàn hùxiāng píngxíng.
These two lines are parallel to each other.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 平行
这条 线 索最后断了。
Zhè tiáo xiànsuǒ zuìhòu duàn le.
This trail went cold in the end.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 线索
做人要有底 线 和界限。
Zuòrén yào yǒu dǐxiàn hé jièxiàn.
A person needs a bottom line and boundaries.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 界限
公司打算扩充生产 线 。
Gōngsī dǎsuàn kuòchōng shēngchǎnxiàn.
The company plans to expand its production line.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 扩充
大树挡住了我的视 线 。
Dà shù dǎngzhù le wǒ de shìxiàn.
The big tree blocked my line of sight.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 视线
警方找到了重要 线 索。
Jǐngfāng zhǎodào le zhòngyào xiànsuǒ.
The police found an important clue.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 线索
现场遗留了一些 线 索。
Xiànchǎng yíliú le yìxiē xiànsuǒ.
Some clues were left at the scene.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 遗留
这个房间的光 线 很充足。
Zhège fángjiān de guāngxiàn hěn chōngzú.
This room has plenty of light.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 充足
我又打了一次，还是占 线 。
Wǒ yòu dǎ le yí cì, háishi zhànxiàn.
I called again and it was still engaged.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 占线
成绩一直在及格 线 上徘徊。
Chéngjì yìzhí zài jígé xiàn shang páihuái.
His marks have been hovering around the pass mark.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 徘徊
警犬帮助警方找到了 线 索。
Jǐngquǎn bāngzhù jǐngfāng zhǎodào le xiànsuǒ.
The police dog helped the police find a clue.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 犬
医护人员一直战斗在第一 线 。
Yīhù rényuán yìzhí zhàndòu zài dì yī xiàn.
The medical staff have been fighting on the front line throughout.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 战斗
两国的边界 线 长达三千多公里。
Liǎng guó de biānjiè xiàn cháng dá sānqiān duō gōnglǐ.
The border between the two countries runs for more than three thousand kilometres.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 边界
他的视 线 一直没有离开那本书。
Tā de shìxiàn yìzhí méiyǒu líkāi nà běn shū.
His eyes never left that book.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 视线
后勤保障做得好，前 线 才能安心。
Hòuqín bǎozhàng zuò de hǎo, qiánxiàn cái néng ānxīn.
Only with good logistical support can the front line be at ease.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 后勤
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From the graded readers
新房子比原来的小一点儿，不过窗户大，光 线 好。
xīnfáng zǐ bǐ yuánlái de / dì xiǎo yīdiǎn ér, búguò chuāng hù dà, guāngxiàn hǎo / hào.
The new place is a little smaller, but the windows are big and the light is good.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Moving House
From the travel phrasebook
无 线 网密码是多少？
Wúxiànwǎng mìmǎ shì duōshao?
What's the Wi-Fi password?
Travel phrasebook · Hotel check-in
哪里有免费的无 线 网？
Nǎlǐ yǒu miǎnfèi de wúxiànwǎng?
Where is there free Wi-Fi?
Travel phrasebook · Airport and immigration
我可以看看生产 线 吗？
Wǒ kěyǐ kànkan shēngchǎnxiàn ma?
May I see the production line?
Travel phrasebook · Trade fairs and factory visits
Words that contain 线
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 线
How is 线 used in a sentence?
This page shows 23 sentences using 线 (xiàn, "Line (thread - wire - string)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 线 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 线 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 线?
The dictionary page for 线 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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