Clue in Chinese
clue · HSK 6
线索
- 线 thread
- 索 large rope
Counted with 条: 一条线索
警察找到了一条重要线索。 The police found an important clue.
Other ways to say clue
More words with 线 or 索
How do you say clue in Chinese?
Clue in Chinese is 线索 (xiàn suǒ). You can also say 头脑 (tóu nǎo).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
Our own dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.
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