连 連 lián to link / to join / to connect / continuously / in succession / including / (used with 也[ye3], 都[dou1] etc) even / company (military) syn 战斗 戰鬥 zhàn dòu to fight / to engage in combat / struggle / battle / CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4] syn 争霸 爭霸 zhēng bà to contend for hegemony / a power struggle syn 挣扎 掙扎 zhēng zhá to struggle syn 斗争 鬥爭 dòu zhēng a struggle / fight / battle syn 奋斗 奮鬥 fèn dòu to strive / to struggle syn 决斗 決鬥 jué dòu to duel / a duel / decisive struggle syn 搏斗 搏鬥 bó dòu to wrestle / to fight / to struggle syn 争斗 爭鬥 zhēng dòu to struggle / to fight / struggle 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 一连串 一連串 yī lián chuàn a succession of / a series of syn 挣脱 掙脫 zhèng tuō to throw off / to struggle free of / Taiwan pr. [zheng1 tuo1] syn 夺得 奪得 duó dé to take (after a struggle) / to wrest / to seize / to capture / to win (a trophy) syn 纷纷 紛紛 fēn fēn one after another / in succession / one by one / continuously / diverse / in profusion / numerous and confused / pell-mell syn 奋战 奮戰 fèn zhàn to fight bravely / (fig.) to struggle / to work hard syn 拼搏 pīn bó to struggle / to wrestle syn 上岸 shàng àn to go ashore / to climb ashore / (fig.) to achieve a stable and secure life after a period of struggle (e.g. to get a government job, be admitted to a desirable university, or finally pay off one's debts) syn 先后 先後 xiān hòu early or late / first and last / priority / in succession / one after another syn 正统 正統 zhèng tǒng orthodoxy / tradition / orthodox / traditional / principles of dynastic succession / (of an heir) legitimate syn 接连 接連 jiē lián on end / in a row / in succession syn 垂死挣扎 垂死掙扎 chuí sǐ zhēng zhá deathbed struggle / final struggle (idiom) syn 依次 yī cì in order / in succession syn 苟延残喘 苟延殘喘 gǒu yán cán chuǎn to struggle on whilst at death's door (idiom) syn 相继 相繼 xiāng jì in succession / following closely syn 接二连三 接二連三 jiē èr lián sān one after another (idiom) / in quick succession syn 一连 一連 yī lián in a row / in succession / running syn 争夺战 爭奪戰 zhēng duó zhàn struggle 蝉联 蟬聯 chán lián to continue in a post / (to hold a post) several times in succession / (to win a title) in successive years / to stay at number one / to defend a championship syn 死战 死戰 sǐ zhàn fight to the death / desperate struggle syn 殊死 shū sǐ to behead / capital punishment / desperate struggle / life-and-death syn 再接再厉 再接再厲 zài jiē zài lì to continue the struggle (idiom) / to persist / unremitting efforts syn 拼死拼活 pīn sǐ pīn huó one's utmost / (to fight or work) desperately hard / to put up a life or death struggle / at all costs syn 层出不穷 層出不窮 céng chū bù qióng more and more emerge / innumerable succession / breeding like flies (idiom) syn 苦战 苦戰 kǔ zhàn bitter struggle / hard battle / arduous effort syn 世袭 世襲 shì xí succession / inheritance / hereditary syn 左右开弓 左右開弓 zuǒ yòu kāi gōng lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom) / fig. to display ambidexterity / to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession / to use both feet equally (football) syn 五代 wǔ dài Five Dynasties, period of history between the fall of the Tang dynasty (907) and the founding of the Song dynasty (960), when five would-be dynasties were established in quick succession in North China 接连不断 接連不斷 jiē lián bù duàn in unbroken succession (idiom) syn 任重道远 任重道遠 rèn zhòng dào yuǎn a heavy load and a long road / fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7) syn 艰苦奋斗 艱苦奮鬥 jiān kǔ fèn dòu to struggle arduously syn 此起彼伏 cǐ qǐ bǐ fú up here, down there (idiom) / to rise and fall in succession / no sooner one subsides, the next arises / repeating continuously / occurring again and again (of applause, fires, waves, protests, conflicts, uprisings etc) syn 鱼死网破 魚死網破 yú sǐ wǎng pò lit. either the fish dies or the net splits / a life and death struggle (idiom) syn 阶级斗争 階級鬥爭 jiē jí dòu zhēng class struggle 争权夺利 爭權奪利 zhēng quán duó lì scramble for power and profit (idiom) / power struggle 连珠 連珠 lián zhū joined as a string of pearls / in rapid succession / alignment / Renju, a Japanese game, also called Gomoku or five-in-a-row syn 雨后春笋 雨後春筍 yǔ hòu chūn sǔn lit. after rain, the spring bamboo (idiom) / fig. rapid new growth / many new things emerge in rapid succession syn 连发 連發 lián fā to fire (a weapon) in rapid succession syn 上善若水 shàng shàn ruò shuǐ the ideal is to be like water (which benefits all living things and does not struggle against them) (quotation from the "Book of Dao" 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1]) 挣 掙 zhèng to struggle to get free / to strive to acquire / to make (money) syn 竞 競 jìng to compete / to contend / to struggle syn 拚 pàn to strive for / to struggle / to disregard / to reject 嗣 sì succession (to a title) / to inherit / continuing (a tradition) / posterity syn 联翩 聯翩 lián piān (literary) to come in quick succession / wave after wave 风口浪尖 風口浪尖 fēng kǒu làng jiān where the wind and the waves are the fiercest / at the heart of the struggle syn 连三并四 連三併四 lián sān bìng sì one after the other / in succession (idiom) 此起彼落 cǐ qǐ bǐ luò to rise and fall in succession (idiom) / repeating continuously syn 带牛佩犊 帶牛佩犢 dài niú pèi dú to abandon armed struggle and return to raising cattle (idiom) 触斗蛮争 觸鬥蠻爭 chù dòu mán zhēng constant bickering and fighting (idiom) / constantly at each other's throats / struggle for personal gain 转战千里 轉戰千里 zhuǎn zhàn qiān lǐ fighting everywhere over a thousand miles (idiom) / constant fighting across the country / never-ending struggle 国家继承 國家繼承 guó jiā jì chéng State succession / succession of States 自然演替 zì rán yǎn tì natural succession / ecological succession 生态演替 生態演替 shēng tài yǎn tì natural succession / ecological succession 噶拉·多杰·仁波切 噶拉·多傑·仁波切 GalaDuojieRenboqie Garab Dorje Rinpoche, succession of Buthanese religious leaders 挨肩儿 挨肩兒 āi jiān r in rapid succession (of children, close in age) / shoulder-to-shoulder 岁序 歲序 suì xù succession of seasons 清史列传 清史列傳 qīng shǐ liè zhuàn Biographic History of Qing Dynasty by a succession of authors, published 1928 and revised 1987, with biographies of 2,900 notable Qing commoner citizens, 80 scrolls 演替 yǎn tì succession (of changes in an ecological community) / naturally evolving sequence syn 连串 連串 lián chuàn one after the other / a succession of / a series of 陆陆续续 陸陸續續 lù lù xù xù in succession / one after another / continuously 生物演替 shēng wù yǎn tì faunal succession 国家继承涉及的自然人国籍问题条款 Articles on Nationality of Natural Persons in Relation to the Succession of States 妇女继任计划 succession plan for women 继承通知 jì chéng tòng zhī notification of succession 关于国家在条约方面的继承的维也纳公约 Vienna Convention on Succession of States in respect of Treaties 特派团人员更替规划方桉 特派團人員更替規劃方案 Mission Succession Planning Programme 更替规划 更替規劃 succession planning 死者遗产继承法律使用公约 死者遺產繼承法律使用公約 Convention on the Law Applicable to Succession to the Estates of Deceased Persons 继承问题协定 繼承問題協定 Agreement on Succession Issues 国家在条约方面的继承 國家在條約方面的繼承 succession of States in respect of treaties 联合国关于国家在条约方面的继承的会议 聯合國關於國家在條約方面的繼承的會議 United Nations Conference on Succession of States in Respect of Treaties 维和行动部继任规划小组 維和行動部繼任規劃小組 DPKO succession planning panel 噶拉・多杰・仁波切 噶拉・多傑・仁波切 gá lā · duō jié · rén bō qiè Garab Dorje Rinpoche, succession of Buthanese religious leaders 噶拉·多杰·仁波切 噶拉·多傑·仁波切 gá lā · duō jié · rén bō qiè Garab Dorje Rinpoche, succession of Buthanese religious leaders 接龙 接龍 jiē lóng to build up a sequence / a succession of things, each linked to the previous one 接二连三 接二連三 jiē èr - lián sān (idiom) one after another / in quick succession syn 接连不断 接連不斷 jiē lián - bù duàn (idiom) in unbroken succession / continuous syn 背城借一 bèi chéng jiè yī to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom) / to fight to the last ditch / to put up a desperate struggle syn 斗批改 鬥批改 dòu pī gǎi struggle, criticize, and transform (Cultural Revolution catchcry) 国内战争 國內戰爭 guó nèi zhàn zhēng civil war / internal struggle 内部斗争 內部鬥爭 nèi bù dòu zhēng internal power struggle 内斗 內鬥 nèi dòu internal strife / power struggle / (of members of an organization) to fight each other 分争 分爭 fēn zhēng to dispute / to struggle for mastery 息争和好 息爭和好 xī zhēng hé hǎo lit. break of a struggle and become reconciled / to bury the hatchet (idiom) 搏战 搏戰 bó zhàn to fight / to struggle / to wage war 楚汉战争 楚漢戰爭 chǔ hàn zhàn zhēng Chu-Han Contention (206-202 BC), power struggle between Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] of Han and Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] of Chu 权力纷争 權力紛爭 quán lì fēn zhēng power struggle 权力斗争 權力鬥爭 quán lì dòu zhēng power struggle 正义斗争 正義鬥爭 zhèng yì dòu zhēng righteous struggle 死仗 sǐ zhàng to fight bitterly / hard struggle syn 