电线 meaning in English

diànxiàn

wire; power cord

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 電線13 strokes

Meaning of 电线

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

diànxiàn
  1. wire
  2. power cord

Measure word: 根

电线 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

木mù偶ǒu由yóu电diàn线xiàn控kòng制zhì。
The puppets are controlled by wires.
电diàn线xiàn有yǒu没méi有yǒu电diàn?我wǒ一yī摸mō就jiù知zhī道dào。
Is the wire live? I can tell just by touching it.
电diàn线xiàn被bèi用yòng来lái运yùn送sòng电diàn力lì。
Wires are used to convey electricity.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

电 diàn · lightning · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

线 xiàn · thread · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

Related words

Words that share a character with 电线.

电话diànhuàtelephone; phone call
打电话dǎ diànhuàto make a telephone call
电影diànyǐngmovie; film
电视diànshìtelevision; TV
电脑diànnǎocomputer
电影院diànyǐngyuàncinema; movie theater
电视机diànshìjītelevision set
路线lùxiànitinerary; route
电台diàntáitransmitter-receiver; broadcasting station
电视台diànshìtáitelevision station
电子邮件diànzǐ yóujiànemail
电视剧diànshìjùTV series; TV drama

Questions about 电线

What does 电线 mean?

电线 (diànxiàn) means "wire; power cord" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 电线?

电线 is made of 2 characters: 电 (5 strokes), 线 (8 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.

Is 电线 an HSK word?

Yes. 电线 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 电线 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 电线 is written 電線.