线 – vocab dash

线xiàn

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Meanings

1. thread (classifier 條|条 tiao2 ,股 gu3 ,根 gen1)

2. string

3. wire

4. line

5. (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)

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Examples10

请qǐng画huà一yī条tiáo从cóngA到dàoB的de线xiàn。

Draw a line from A to B.

地图dìtú上shàng的de蓝lán线xiàn代表dàibiǎo河流héliú。

The blue lines on the map represent rivers.

他tā求qiú我wǒ尽力jìnlì去qù帮bāng他tā搭dā桥qiáo拉lā线xiàn。

He asked me to do what I can to hook them up.

请qǐng在zài一yī米mǐ线xiàn外wài等候děnghòu。

Please wait one meter away.

电话diànhuà公司gōngsī上个月shànggèyuè切qiē了le我wǒ的de线xiàn。

The phone company cut me off last month.

我wǒ觉得juéde这zhè盏zhǎn灯dēng短路duǎnlù了le，因为yīnwèi只有zhǐyǒu我wǒ摇yáo线xiàn的de时候shíhou灯dēng才cái会huì亮liàng。

I think this lamp has a short because the light comes on only if I jiggle the cord.