Chinese word dictionary

搭连

dā lián · to bridge over; (linguistics) colligation

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Simplified搭连

Traditional搭連

Pinyindā lián

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Character breakdown

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搭dā

to attach, to build, to join

连lián

to join, to connect; continuous; even

How to learn 搭连

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Words with the same characters

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连lián

surname Lian; to link; to join; to connect; continuously; in succession; including; (used with 也[ye3], 都[dou1] etc) even; company (military)

连接liánjiē

to link; to join; to connect

连忙liánmáng

promptly; at once

连续liánxù

continuous; in a row; serial; consecutive

搭dā

to put up; to build (scaffolding); to hang (clothes on a pole); to connect; to join; to arrange in pairs; to match; to add; to throw in (resources); to take (boat, train); variant of 褡[da1]

搭配dāpèi

to pair up; to match; to arrange in pairs; to add sth into a group