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线索

xiàn suǒ

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word Traditional 線索

线索 (xiàn suǒ) means "trail". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 线索 means

1. trail
2. clues
3. thread (of a story)

The characters in 线索

• 线xiànthread; string; wire
• 索suǒto search; to demand; to ask

Example sentences

• 警方还毫无线索。
  Jǐngfāng hái háowú xiànsuǒ.
  The police still have no leads.
• 警方没有发现任何线索。
  Jǐngfāng méiyǒu fāxiàn rènhé xiànsuǒ.
  The police didn't find any clues.
• 这封信是揭开谜团的唯一线索。
  This letter is the only key to the mystery.

Where 线索 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · xiàn (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read xiàn suǒ correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.