连 lián
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 车 cart, vehicle
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
连锁
liánsuǒ
chain; linked; chain reaction
Characters in this word
锁 suǒ
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 钅 — gold, metal
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 如果核心零件延迟交付，整个生产线都会出现连锁反应。 Rúguǒ héxīn língjiàn yánchí jiāofù, zhěnggè shēngchǎnxiàn dū huì chūxiàn liánsuǒ fǎnyìng. If core components are delivered late, the whole production line will experience a chain reaction.
- 这家连锁咖啡店在全国都有分店。 Zhè jiā liánsuǒ kāfēidiàn zài quánguó dōu yǒu fēndiàn. This chain coffee shop has branches nationwide.
- 一个小失误引起了连锁反应，最后整个计划都乱了。 Yí ge xiǎo shīwù yǐnqǐ le liánsuǒ fǎnyìng, zuìhòu zhěnggè jìhuà dōu luàn le. A small mistake set off a chain reaction, and in the end the whole plan was thrown into chaos.
Related words
- 连 lián even; in a row
- 连忙 liánmáng hurriedly
- 连续 liánxù continuous; in a row
- 连续剧 liánxùjù television series
- 接连 jiēlián one after another
- 连接 liánjiē to connect
- 相连 xiānglián to be connected
- 接二连三 jiē'èrliánsān one after another; in succession
- 连贯 liánguàn to connect coherently; coherent
- 连连 liánlián again and again; repeatedly
- 连绵 liánmián continuous; stretching unbroken
- 连年 liánnián year after year; for successive years