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一线

yī xiàn

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 一線

一线 (yī xiàn) means "front line". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 一线 means

1. front line

The characters in 一线

• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 线xiànthread; string; wire

Example sentences

• 用药和滥药只差一线。
  Yòng yào hé làn yào zhǐ chà yīxiàn.
  When it comes to drugs, there's a very fine line between use and abuse.
• 这封信是揭开谜团的唯一线索。
  This letter is the only key to the mystery.

Words starting with 一线

• 一线之间yī xiàn zhī jiāna hair's breadth apart; a fine line; a fine distinction
• 一线之隔yī xiàn zhī géa fine line; a fine distinction
• 一线希望yī xiàn xī wànga gleam of hope
• 一线生机yī xiàn shēng jī(idiom) a chance of survival; a fighting chance; a ray of hope

Words containing 一线

• 第一线dì yī xiànfront line; forefront

Sounds the same

Read yī xiàn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 黟县Yi County or Yixian, a county in Huangshan City 黄山市

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