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线索

xiàn suǒ · xian suo

Traditional 線索

HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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

  1. Liangliang

    寻宝(xúnbǎo)游戏(yóuxì)开始(kāishǐ)了(le)。第一个(dìyīgè)线索(xiànsuǒ)在(zài)这张(zhèzhāng)纸(zhǐ)上(shàng)。

    The treasure hunt has begun. The first clue is on this paper.

  2. Dengdeng

    线索(xiànsuǒ)写着(xiězhe)：去(qù)看(kàn)有(yǒu)水(shuǐ)的(de)地方(dìfang)。

    The clue says: go look at a place with water.

  3. Liangliang

    有(yǒu)水(shuǐ)的(de)地方(dìfang)？公园(gōngyuán)的(de)湖(hú)！

    A place with water? The park's lake!

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，我们(wǒmen)去(qù)湖边(húbiān)找(zhǎo)第二个(dìèrgè)线索(xiànsuǒ)。

    Yes, let's go to the lakeside for the second clue.

  5. Liangliang

    找到(zhǎodào)了(le)，在(zài)长椅(chángyǐ)下面(xiàmiàn)。

    Found it, under the bench.

  6. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)线索(xiànsuǒ)写着(xiězhe)：回到(huídào)起点(qǐdiǎn)。

    This clue says: go back to the start.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

警(jǐng)方(fāng)没(méi)有(yǒu)发(fā)现(xiàn)任(rèn)何(hé)线(xiàn)索(suǒ)。

The police didn't find any clues.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)本(běn)小(xiǎo)说(shuō)的(de)线(xiàn)索(suǒ)太(tài)多(duō)，读(dú)者(zhě)容(róng)易(yì)糊(hú)涂(tu)。

This novel has too many threads, so readers easily get confused.

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