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线子 Pronunciation and Pinyin

线子 Usage and Examples

Thread

String

雷子发现她可以把这根线绕在手指上。

Lei Tzu found that she could wind this thread around her fingers.

看似随意,其实只有少数人极幸运地获得了“低于贫困线”(BPL)的卡片,让他们有权获得一揽子补贴的食物和燃油

Seemingly at random, a few have hit the jackpot by getting “below the poverty line”, or BPL, cards, which entitle them to a basket of subsidised food and fuel.

The characters in 线子

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
线
xiàn8thread, line, clue
子
zǐ3son, child, seed, small thing

More words starting with 线

  • xiàn线shàng上online, virtual
  • xiàn线shàng上jiāo交liú流huì会online discussion, virtual meetup
  • xiàn线shàng上xué学xí习online learning, e-learning
  • xiàn线shàng上píng平tái台online platform, web platform
  • xiàn线shàng上qiǎng抢gòu购Online flash sale, Online grab
  • xiàn线shàng上jiào教yu育online education, e-learning
  • xiàn线shàng上qú渠dào道online channel, digital channel
  • xiàn线shàng上xiàn线xià下online and offline, O2O
  • xiàn线shàng上gòu购wù物online shopping, e-commerce
  • xiàn线shàng上yùn运dòng动kè课chéng程online fitness classes, virtual exercise classes
  • xiàn线xià下offline, in-person
  • xiàn线tuán团ball of yarn, ball of thread

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Questions about 线子

What does 线子 mean in Chinese?

线子 (xiàn zǐ) means “Thread, String”.

How do you pronounce 线子?

线子 is pronounced xiàn zǐ in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “Thread” in Chinese?

“Thread” is 线子 (xiàn zǐ) in Chinese.

How is 线子 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 线子, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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