连 連 lián to link / to join / to connect / continuously / in succession / including / (used with 也[ye3], 都[dou1] etc) even / company (military) syn 联系 聯繫 lián xì connection / contact / relation / to get in touch with / to integrate / to link / to touch syn 连接 連接 lián jiē to link / to join / to connect syn 连环 連環 lián huán chain 结合 結合 jié hé to combine / to link / to integrate / binding / CL:次[ci4] syn 热线 熱線 rè xiàn hotline (communications link) syn 沟通 溝通 gōu tōng to join / to connect / to link up / to communicate syn 瘾君子 癮君子 yǐn jūn zǐ opium eater / drug addict / chain smoker 会合 會合 huì hé to meet / to rendezvous / to merge / to link up / meeting / confluence syn 牵连 牽連 qiān lián to implicate / implicated / to link together syn 连锁 連鎖 lián suǒ to interlock / to be linked / chain (store etc) syn 相连 相連 xiāng lián to link / to join / link / connection syn 纠结 糾結 jiū jié to intertwine / to band together (with) / to link up (with) / twisted / tangled / confused / to be at a loss / to struggle (mentally) with (sth) / to overthink syn 链子 鏈子 liàn zi chain syn 星巴克 xīng bā kè Starbucks, US coffee shop chain 中介 zhōng jiè to act as intermediary / to link / intermediate / inter- / agency / agent syn 连锁店 連鎖店 lián suǒ diàn chain store 铁链 鐵鏈 tiě liàn iron chain 电锯 電鋸 diàn jù electric saw (esp. electric chain saw) 贯穿 貫穿 guàn chuān to run through / a connecting thread from beginning to end / to link syn 纽带 紐帶 niǔ dài tie / link / bond syn 枷锁 枷鎖 jiā suǒ stocks and chain / in fetters syn 牵强 牽強 qiān qiǎng far-fetched / implausible (chain of reasoning) syn 希尔顿 希爾頓 xī ěr dùn Hilton (hotel chain) 食物链 食物鏈 shí wù liàn food chain 专线 專線 zhuān xiàn special-purpose phone line or communications link / hotline / special rail line (e.g. between airport and city) / CL:條|条[tiao2] 连贯 連貫 lián guàn to link up (disparate elements) / coherent (narrative, argument etc) syn 分店 fēn diàn branch (of a chain store) / annex syn 链条 鏈條 liàn tiáo chain / CL:根[gen1],條|条[tiao2] syn 连锁反应 連鎖反應 lián suǒ fǎn yìng chain reaction syn 烟鬼 煙鬼 yān guǐ heavy smoker / chain smoker syn 联结 聯結 lián jié to bind / to tie / to link syn 挂钩 掛鉤 guà gōu to couple / to link / to hook together / (fig.) (preceded by 與|与[yu3] + {entity}) to establish contact (with {entity}) / (Tw) to collude (with {entity}) / (fig.) to link (marketing efforts with production etc) / to peg (welfare payments to inflation etc) / to tie (remuneration to performance etc) / hook (on which to hang sth) / latch hook / coupling syn 衔接 銜接 xián jiē to link up / to connect / to join syn 因缘 因緣 yīn yuán chance / opportunity / predestined relationship / (Buddhist) principal and secondary causes / chain of cause and effect syn 山峦 山巒 shān luán mountain range / unbroken chain of peaks syn 一条龙 一條龍 yī tiáo lóng lit. one dragon / integrated chain / coordinated process syn 联通 聯通 lián tōng connection / link / to link together 列岛 列島 liè dǎo archipelago / chain of islands 贯通 貫通 guàn tōng to link up / to thread together syn 麦德龙 麥德龍 mài dé lóng Metro supermarket chain (originally German) 家乐福 家樂福 jiā lè fú Carrefour, French supermarket chain 链接 鏈接 liàn jiē link (on a web page) 国美 國美 guó měi GOME, electronics chain founded in Beijing in 1987 产业链 產業鏈 chǎn yè liàn industry value chain 供应链 供應鏈 gōng yīng liàn supply chain 手链 手鏈 shǒu liàn chain bracelet / CL:條|条[tiao2] 新华书店 新華書店 xīn huá shū diàn Xinhua Bookstore, China's largest bookstore chain 供应链管理 供應鏈管理 gōng yìng liàn guǎn lǐ supply chain management 链路 鏈路 liàn lù link 薄弱环节 薄弱環節 bó ruò huán jié weak link / loophole 价值链 價值鏈 supply chain / value chain 链结 鏈結 liàn jié link 乐购 樂購 lè gòu Tesco, UK-based supermarket chain 好又多 hǎo yòu duō Trust-Mart (supermarket chain) 三联书店 三聯書店 sān lián shū diàn Joint Publishing, bookstore chain and publisher, founded in Hong Kong in 1948 多肽 duō tài polypeptide, chain of amino acids linked by peptide bonds CO-NH, a component of protein 动态链接库 動態鏈接庫 dòng tài liàn jiē kù dynamic-link library (DLL) / shared library (computing) 连系 連繫 lián xì to link / to connect 喜来登 喜來登 xǐ lái dēng Sheraton (hotel chain) 易初莲花 易初蓮花 yì chū lián huā Lotus (department store chain) 链路层 鏈路層 liàn lù céng link layer 成串 chéng chuàn to be lined up (like a chain of islands, a string of pearls etc) / to form a cluster (like a bunch of grapes) / to come one after the other (like a series of sighs) 电动葫芦 電動葫蘆 diàn dòng hú lu electric chain pulley block 拖链 拖鏈 tuō liàn cable carrier (used to protect cables and hoses attached to a machine) / tow chain 大润发 大潤發 dà rùn fā RT Mart (supermarket chain) 袖扣 xiù kòu cuff link 绵亘 綿亙 mián gèn to stretch in an unbroken chain (esp. of mountains) syn 生物链 生物鏈 shēng wù liàn food chain 环 環 huán ring / hoop / loop / (chain) link / classifier for scores in archery etc / to surround / to encircle / to hem in syn 链 鏈 liàn chain / cable (unit of length: 100 fathoms, about 185 m) / chain (unit of length: 66 feet, about 20 m) / to chain / to enchain syn 炼 鍊 liàn variant of 鏈|链[lian4], chain / variant of 煉|炼[lian4] syn 纲 綱 gāng head rope of a fishing net / guiding principle / key link / class (taxonomy) / outline / program syn 缀 綴 zhuì to sew / to stitch together / to combine / to link / to connect / to put words together / to compose / to embellish syn 衔 銜 xián bit (of a bridle) / to hold in the mouth / to harbor (feelings) / to link / to accept / rank / title syn 安第斯 ān dì sī the Andes mountain chain 马莎 馬莎 mǎ shā Marks and Spencers, UK retail chain / Martha (name) 防滑链 防滑鏈 fáng huá liàn snow chain (for a vehicle tire) 安第斯山脉 安第斯山脈 ān dì sī shān mài Andes mountain chain of South America 吉野家 jí yě jiā Yoshinoya (Japanese fast food chain) 冷链 lěng liàn cold chain 灵渠 靈渠 líng qú Lingqu, canal in Xing'an county 興安|兴安[Xing1 an1], Guangxi, built in 214 BC to link the Yangtze 長江|长江[Chang2 Jiang1] to the Pearl River 珠江[Zhu1 jiang1] 手拉葫芦 手拉葫蘆 shǒu lā hú lu hand chain pulley block 锚链 錨鏈 máo liàn anchor chain 卸扣 xiè kòu shackle (U-shaped link) 二节棍 二節棍 èr jié gùn nunchaku (weapon with two rods joined by a short chain, used in martial arts) 锒 鋃 láng chain / ornament 流星锤 流星錘 liú xīng chuí meteor hammer (ancient weapon consisting of two iron balls connected by a chain) 万豪 萬豪 wàn háo Marriott International (hotel chain) 鍊 liàn variant of 鏈|链 / a chain / variant of 煉|炼 / to smelt / to refine 鋂 méi americium (chemistry) (Tw) / (archaic) metal chain 鎍 suǒ chain / wire 肽链 肽鏈 tài liàn peptide chain (chain of amino acids making up protein) 雏菊花环 雛菊花環 chú jú huā huán daisy chain / chain sinnet 引爆链 引爆鏈 initiation chain / chain of initiation 逻辑链路控制 邏輯鏈路控制 luó ji liàn lù kòng zhì logical link control / LLC 数据链路层 數據鏈路層 shù jù liàn lù céng data link layer 数据链路连接识别码 數據鏈路連接識別碼 shù jù liàn lù lián jiē shí bié mǎ Data Link Connection Identifier / DLCI 网路连接层 網路連接層 wǎng lù liàn jié céng network link layer 