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线索 (xiàn suǒ): Clue (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

线索 consists of 2 characters.

thread, line, wire

large rope; to search, to demand

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 线索.

Words with 线

占线zhàn xiànHSK 4
一线yī xiàn
下线xià xiàn
光线guāng xiàn
前线qián xiàn
在线zài xiàn
天线tiān xiàn
底线dǐ xiàn

Words with 索

利索lì suo
思索sī suǒ
探索tàn suǒ
搜索sōu suǒ
摸索mō suo
索取suǒ qǔ
索性suǒ xìng
索赔suǒ péi

How to Use 线索 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 线索 with other words naturally.

Verb + Object

xún寻

zhǎo找

xiàn线

suǒ索

neutral

search for clues

tí提

gōng供

xiàn线

suǒ索

neutral

provide clues

Measure Word + Nounwith条

yī一

tiáo条

xiàn线

suǒ索

Adjective + Nounwith重要

zhòng重

yào要

xiàn线

suǒ索

Subject + Verbwith断

xiàn线

suǒ索

duàn断

le了

Example Sentences with 线索

wǒ我

zhǎo找

dào到

le了

yí一

gè个

xiàn线

neutral

a clue

neutral

important clue

informal

Spoken

the clue is broken

suǒ索

。

I found a clue.

jǐng警

fāng方

tōng通

guò过

jiān监

kòng控

lù录

xiàng像

zhǎo找

dào到

le了

guān关

jiàn键

de的

pò破

àn案

xiàn线

suǒ索

。

The police found the key clue to solve the case through surveillance footage.

nǐ你

tí提

gōng供

de的

xiàn线

suǒ索

tài太

mó模

hu糊

le了

，

wǒ我

men们

wú无

fǎ法

què确

dìng定

fāng方

xiàng向

。

The clue you provided is too vague for us to determine the direction.

Show 5 More Sentences

jǐng警

chá察

gēn根

jù据

xiàn线

suǒ索

zhǎo找

dào到

le了

diū丢

shī失

de的

dōng东

xī西

。

The police found the lost item based on the clue.

zhè这

ge个

àn案

jiàn件

de的

xiàn线

suǒ索

cuò错

zōng综

nǐ你

néng能

cóng从

zhè这

xiē些

xì细

jié节

zhōng中

zhǎo找

dào

zhè这

ge个

gù故

shì事

yǒu有

hěn很

duō多

xiàn线

suǒ索

wǒ我

men们

gēn根

jù据

mù目

jī击

zhě者

tí提

gōng供

de

fù复

zá杂

，

xū需

yào要

shēn深

rù入

fēn分

xī析

。

The clues in this case are intricate and require in-depth analysis.

到

shén什

me么

yǒu有

yòng用

de的

xiàn线

suǒ索

ma吗

？

Can you find any useful clues from these details?

，

xū需

yào要

zǐ仔

xì细

sī思

kǎo考

cái才

néng能

lǐ理

jiě解

。

This story has many clues that require careful thinking to understand.

的

xiàn线

suǒ索

，

zhōng终

yú于

zhǎo找

dào到

le了

shī失

zōng踪

de的

xiǎo小

māo猫

。

Based on the clues provided by the eyewitness, we finally found the missing kitten.