蝉联 (chán lián) — to win or hold a title consecutively (for the second or subsequent time)

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Beispiele

• 他蝉联了三届奥运会冠军。
  Tā chán lián le sān jiè ào yùn huì guàn jūn.
  He won the Olympic championship for three consecutive terms.
• 这支球队已经蝉联了五次联赛冠军。
  Zhè zhī qiú duì yǐ jīng chán lián le wǔ cì lián sài guàn jūn.
  This team has already won the league championship five times in a row.
• 她蝉联了今年的最佳女演员奖。
  Tā chán lián le jīn nián de zuì jiā nǚ yǎn yuán jiǎng.
  She won this year's Best Actress award for the second consecutive year.