CLUE - Translation from English into Chinese

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I. clue [kluː] N

clue: 线索 xiànsuǒ

II. clue [kluː] VB trans

clue: 给…提供线索 gěi…tígōng xiànsuǒ

clue [kluː]

afford a clue for: 为…提供线索 wèi…tígōng xiànsuǒ

do not have a clue: 一无所知 yī wú suǒ zhī

get [or find] a clue: 找到线索 zhǎodào xiànsuǒ

Present
I	clue
you	clue
he/she/it	clues
we	clue
you	clue
they	clue

Past
I	clued
you	clued
he/she/it	clued
we	clued
you	clued
they	clued

Present Perfect
I	have	clued
you	have	clued
he/she/it	has	clued
we	have	clued
you	have	clued
they	have	clued

Past Perfect
I	had	clued
you	had	clued
he/she/it	had	clued
we	had	clued
you	had	clued
they	had	clued

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

afford a clue for: 为…提供线索 wèi…tígōng xiànsuǒ

get [or find] a clue: 找到线索 zhǎodào xiànsuǒ

do not have a clue: 一无所知 yī wú suǒ zhī

a clue to the case: 案件的线索

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Perceptual clues may no longer be readily interpretable, and the patient is easily distracted and may have memory loss, most notably short-term memory.

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The only clue they have is that he has a locket around his neck.

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After the team member completed the fall, the instructor would hand them their next clue.

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Once complete, the local priest would give them their next clue.

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Once all the materials were delivered, the teams would receive their next clue.

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