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线索
线索 in English: trail; clues
xiàn suǒ
trail; clues
How to pronounce 线索
xiàn suǒ (without tone marks: xian suo). xiàn is a fourth (sharply falling) tone; suǒ is a third (low, dipping) tone.
Characters in 线索
线 xiàn
thread; string; wire
thread; string; wire
索 suǒ
to search; to demand; to ask
to search; to demand; to ask
Example sentences with 线索
| 调查员明白，经验可以提供线索，但如果让偏见代替证据，正义就会偏离方向。 | from The Silent Witness |
Related words
| 占线 | zhàn xiàn | busy (telephone line) | HSK 4 |
| 搜索 | sōu suǒ | to search (a place); to search (a database) | HSK 5 |
| 视线 | shì xiàn | line of sight | HSK 6 |
| 摸索 | mō suo | to feel about; to grope about | HSK 6 |
| 思索 | sī suǒ | to think deeply; to ponder | HSK 6 |
| 索取 | suǒ qǔ | to ask; to demand | HSK 6 |
| 索性 | suǒ xìng | you might as well (do it); simply | HSK 6 |
| 探索 | tàn suǒ | to explore; to probe | HSK 6 |