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连带 (lián dài) — to entail, to involve (as a consequence or accompaniment); to be jointly implicated, to be related (in a chain or shared situation)

Definition

Used when one thing drags related things along with it — consequences, responsibilities, or people linked by shared involvement. Often pairs with 责任/后果/关系, and can mean 'jointly liable' when modifying nouns.

verb
to entailto involve (as a consequence or accompaniment)to be jointly implicatedto be related (in a chain or shared situation)

Examples

  • 连带。
    Zhè ge cuò wù lián dài le yí xì liè wèn tí.
    This mistake entailed a series of problems.
  • 连带。
    Tā de xíng wéi lián dài le yán zhòng hòu guǒ.
    His behavior entailed serious consequences.
  • 连带。
    Zhè ge jué dìng lián dài le duō gè bù mén de zé rèn.
    This decision involved the responsibilities of multiple departments.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

连liánlink
带dàibring along

连 and 带 both suggest linking or bringing along, so together they mean be related or entail.

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 連; 连 is its simplified writing.

  • 辶辵chuòto walk
  • 車車jūchariot

The traditional form 連 joins 辶 (walk) and 車 (chariot) to show a man-drawn carriage; this note is about 連, not the simplified 连.

Open 连 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 帶; 带 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 帶 was drawn as a woven belt; the simplified 带 is a later shorthand.

Open 带 →
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Abstract ConceptsLaw & Justice

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