线
xiàn
variant of 線|线[xian4]
thread; string; wire; line; CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3],根[gen1]; (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)
这根线太短了，不够用。
zhè gēn xiàn tài duǎn le, bù gòu yòng。
This thread is too short, not enough to use.
电话线坏了，我们今天没有网络。
diàn huà xiàn huài le, wǒ men jīn tiān méi yǒu wǎng luò。
The telephone wire is broken, so we have no internet today.
Words with 线
K线
k xiàn
candlestick (in a candlestick chart)
K线图
k xiàn tú
candlestick chart
宇宙射线
yǔ zhòu shè xiàn
cosmic ray
三八线
sān bā xiàn
38th parallel, forming the DMZ border between North and South Korea
流水线
liú shuǐ xiàn
assembly line
下线
xià xiàn
to go offline
路线图
lù xiàn tú
route map; (lit. and fig.) roadmap
国际日期变更线
guó jì rì qī biàn gēng xiàn
international date line
集线器
jí xiàn qì
hub (network)
短线
duǎn xiàn
short term
五线谱
wǔ xiàn pǔ
(music) staff
双曲线
shuāng qū xiàn
hyperbola