1. boundary
2. clue
3. indication
4. to obtain clues
5. to infer

1. start and development
2. thread (of a story)
3. general outline
4. clue

1. lit. spider's thread and horse track
2. tiny hints (of a secret)
3. traces
4. clue

1. thread
2. string
3. wire
4. line
5. (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)

classifiers: 條, 股, 根

1. string
2. thread

1. strand
2. thread
3. detailed
4. in detail
5. classifier for wisps (of smoke, mist or vapor), strands, locks (of hair)

1. subject (under discussion)
2. thread (of an argument)

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

1. beginnings
2. clues
3. mental state
4. thread

1. to operate
2. operations
3. workings
4. activities (usu. of an organization)
5. thread (computing)

1. to weave
2. to lay warp for weaving
3. silk thread for weaving
4. variant of 纫, to sew
5. to stitch
6. thread

1. side
2. edge
3. margin
4. border
5. boundary
6. proximity
7. thread (of ideas, plots etc)
8. see also 边 biān

1. companion
2. mate
3. partner

1. partner
2. fellow
3. mate
4. waiter
5. servant
6. shop assistant

1. accidental
2. image
3. pair
4. mate

1. first class
2. grade A

1. first class
2. category A

1. first class
2. top
3. world best

1. first class
2. prime
3. main