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联机 (lián jī) — (noun) online, network connection; (verb-object) to go online, to connect to a network

Definition

A verb-object phrase ('connect' + 'machine') meaning to link devices together or go online. As a noun modifier, 联机模式 = 'online mode' (paired with 联网, which emphasizes network/internet access).

noun
onlinenetwork connection(verb-object) to go onlineto connect to a network

Examples

  • 联机。
    Zhè ge yóu xì zhī chí lián jī mó shì.
    This game supports online mode.
  • 联机。
    Wǒ men xū yào xiān lián jī cái néng xià zài wén jiàn.
    We need to go online first before we can download the file.
  • 联机。
    lián jī Yóu xì shí yào zhù yì bǎo hù gè rén xìn xī.
    When playing online games, be careful to protect personal information.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

联liánconnect
机jīmachine

联 means connect and 机 means machine; together they refer to connecting a machine or being online.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 聯; 联 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 聯 combines 耳 (ear) and 絲 (silk); 联 is a simplified form of 聯.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùtree; wood
Sound part声符shēngfú
几
几jǐ机jī
Same sound today

The left part is 木 (tree; wood), and the right part 几 gives the sound.

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Appears in
Computers & Internet

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