放线

(angling) to play a fish / (kite-flying) to let the string out / (dating) to play the field

to put / to place / to release / to free / to let go / to let out / to set off (fireworks)

variant of 線|线[xian4]

thread / string / wire / line / CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3],根[gen1] / (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)