弦 xián HSK7 string Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: All meanings (4) All meanings 8 xián 8 string 4hypotenuse 2chord 1spring 1 8 sentences 弦绷得太紧了,容易断。 xián bēng de tài jǐn le, róngyì duàn. The string is stretched too tight and might break easily. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary他的小提琴断了一根弦。 tā de xiǎotíqín duàn le yī gēn xián. A string on his violin snapped. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary他用弹片拨动着吉他弦。 tā yòng tánpiàn bōdòng zhe jítā xián. He used a pick to pluck the guitar strings. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary这种乐器通过弦的振动而发音。 zhè zhǒng yuèqì tōngguò xián de zhèndòng ér fāyīn. This instrument produces sound through the vibration of its strings. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary勾三股四弦五。 gōu sān gǔ sì xián wǔ. In a right triangle, the legs are 3 and 4, and the hypotenuse is 5. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary勾股定理中的“弦”指的就是直角三角形的斜边。 gōu gǔ dìnglǐ zhōng de“ xián” zhǐ de jiù shì zhíjiǎo sānjiǎoxíng de xié biān. The 'xian' in the Pythagorean theorem refers to the hypotenuse of a right triangle. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary别忘了给闹钟上弦。 bié wàng le gěi nàozhōng shàng xián. Don't forget to wind the alarm clock. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary连接圆上两点的线段称为弦。 liánjiē yuán shàng liǎng diǎn de xiànduàn chēngwéi xián. A line segment connecting two points on a circle is called a chord. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary