联姻 (lián yīn) — to connect by marriage; to marry into another family; (figurative) to form a strategic alliance (of companies, institutions, etc.)
Definition
Literally 'to ally by marriage' — used for both families joining through marriage and (figuratively) companies, institutions, or states forming a strategic alliance. Stronger and more formal than ordinary 合作.
verb
to connect by marriageto marry into another family(figurative) to form a strategic alliance (of companies, institutions, etc.)
Examples
- 联姻，。Zhè liǎng jiā tōng guò zǐ nǚ de hūn yīn lián yīn, guān xì gèng jiā jǐn mì le.These two families became closer by connecting through their children's marriage.
- 联姻，。Nà jiā kē jì gōng sī yǔ chuán tǒng chē qǐ lián yīn, gòng tóng yán fā zì dòng jià shǐ jì shù.That tech company allied with a traditional carmaker to jointly develop autonomous driving technology.
- 联姻。Gǔ dài zhū hóu cháng tōng guò lián yīn lái gǒng gù zì jǐ de zhèng zhì dì wèi.Ancient feudal lords often strengthened their political positions through marriage alliances.
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