綫 (sin3 | xian4) : thread; line

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綫

sin3

xian4

[1] thread; string; wire; cotton
[2] demarcation line; boundary; brink
[3] traffic line/route; political line
[4] clue; undercover/secret agent
[5] [classifier] a ray/thread of (hope)

(Classifier(s): 條, 卷)

[variant] 線

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Stroke count: 14

Level: 3

Radical: 糸 (#120)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

綫 / 线

This word has been viewed 6553 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Aug 2009 07:12

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斑馬綫 baan1 maa5 sin3 ban1 ma3 xian4 = variant of 斑馬線

電視綫路 din6 si6 sin3 lou6 = television channel

機場快綫 gei1 coeng4 faai3 sin3 ji1 chang3 kuai4 xian4 = Airport Express (MTR Line)

三索綫 saam1 sok3 sin3 = copperhead racer (rat snake)

天綫 tin1 sin3 tian1 xian4 = antenna; aerial

曲綫 kuk1 sin3 = curve

有綫電視 jau5 sin3 din6 si6 = cable television

對角綫 deoi3 gok3 sin3 dui4 jiao3 xian4 = diagonal (line)

折綫圖 zit3 sin3 tou4 zhe2 xian4 tu2 = broken line graph

綫段 sin3 dyun6 xian4 duan4 = line segment

綫索 sin3 sok3 xian4 suo3 = clue

車綫 ce1 sin3 = an axel (also 軸線)

黐綫 ci1 sin3 = crazy 粵

搭錯綫 daap3 co3 sin3 da1 cuo4 xian4 = wrong number (on a telephone); to misinterpret

串綫 cyun3 sin3 = wrong number (on a telephone); to misinterpret

搭綫 daap3 sin3 = to call somebody on the phone

地綫 dei6 sin3 = underground electric or telephone wires

天綫架 tin1 sin3 gaa3 tian1 xian4 jia4 = tv antenna

踩鋼綫 caai2 gong3 sin3 = ropedancer; ropewalker; wirewalking 粵

鋼綫 gong3 sin3*2; gong3 sin3 = 綫3*2: bicycle spoke wire; 綫3: steel wire armored cable 粵

扯綫公仔 ce2 sin3 gung1 zai2 = a string puppet 粵

截綫定理 zit6 sin3 ding6 lei5 jie2 xian4 ding4 li3 = [math.] intercept theorem

Showing 1 example containing 綫

畀我就一早收綫唔同佢嗲咁耐！粵
I would have hung up the phone and not chatted with her for so long.
[Literally: 畀我就 - If I was in the situation, 一早收綫 - (I) would have hung up right at the outset 唔同佢嗲 - (and) wouldn't have talked with her 咁耐! - so long!]

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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