电 线

diànxiàn

“Wire” in Chinese is 电线 (diànxiàn).

Meaning

wire
power cord

Example

木偶由电线控制。

The puppets are controlled by wires.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Measure words

根

used for wires

一根电线 (one wire)

Characters

diànHSK 15 strokeslightning xiànHSK 38 strokesthread

More HSK 7-9 words

过往guòwǎngto come and goHSK 7-9 提早tízǎoahead of scheduleHSK 7-9 触犯chùfànto violateHSK 7-9 坚韧jiānrèntough and durableHSK 7-9 纯粹chúncuìpureHSK 7-9 敬业jìngyèdedicated to one's workHSK 7-9 取笑qǔxiàoto tease; to make fun ofHSK 7-9 名贵míngguìfamous and valuableHSK 7-9 言辞yáncíwordsHSK 7-9 缅怀miǎnhuáito commemorateHSK 7-9