🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

链条

Native Script:中文汉字

Pronunciation / Transliteration: liàn tiáo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Chain/tʃeɪn/
nounverbCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #450 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"自行车需要给链条上油。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A series of connected metal links or rings used for pulling, securing, or decoration.

    "He locked his bicycle to the pole with a heavy steel chain."
  2. 2

    A sequence of items, events, or people connected in a series or acting together.

    "The hotel is part of an international luxury chain."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old French word 'chaeine', which comes from the Latin 'catena', meaning a series of connected links. Over centuries, the term evolved metaphorically to describe sequences of events, connected businesses, and conceptual frameworks.

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