联络网 (lián luò wǎng) — liaison network; network of contacts or communications

Definition

noun
liaison networknetwork of contacts or communications
Measure word · 张

Examples

  • 联络网。
    Tā men jiàn lì le yí gè guǎng fàn de lián luò wǎng.
    They established a broad liaison network.
  • 联络网。
    Zhè ge lián luò wǎng bāng zhù gōng sī tuò zhǎn le shì chǎng.
    This liaison network helped the company expand the market.
  • 联络网。
    Qíng bào lián luò wǎng zài zhàn zhēng zhōng qǐ dào le guān jiàn zuò yòng.
    The intelligence liaison network played a key role in the war.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

联络liaison
联liánconnect络luònetwork
联合Side by side
网wǎngnet

联络 (liaison) and 网 (net) mean a network of contacts.

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.

Open 联 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 絡; 络 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìthread
Sound part声符shēngfú
各
各gè絡luò
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 絡 pairs 糸 (thread) with 各 as a sound part, showing something wrapped in thread, like a web of thread; the simplified 络 is a later shorthand.

Open 络 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 網; 网 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìrope
Sound part声符shēngfú
罔
罔wǎng網wǎng
Same sound today

The traditional form 網 pairs 糸 (rope) with 罔 to give the sound; the simplified 网 is a later shorthand.

Open 网 →

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