线索 (xiànsuǒ) means Clue. Below are 4 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 线索 最后断了。
Zhè tiáo xiànsuǒ zuìhòu duàn le.
This trail went cold in the end.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 线索
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
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
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Questions about 线索
How is 线索 used in a sentence?
This page shows 4 sentences using 线索 (xiànsuǒ, "Clue"), 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.
Is 线索 an HSK word?
Yes — 线索 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 线索?
The dictionary page for 线索 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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