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连结 (lián jié) — to connect, to join, to link

Definition

连结 (liánjié) means 'to link' — usually concrete objects, systems, or ideas into a chain. Compared to 联合 (liánhé, HSK 5), it stresses the physical or logical connection, not a cooperative alliance.

verb
to connectto jointo link

Examples

  • 连结。
    Zhè tiáo tiě lù lián jié le liǎng gè chéng shì.
    This railway connects two cities.
  • 连结。
    Hù lián wǎng lián jié le quán shì jiè de rén men.
    The internet connects people all over the world.
  • 连结。
    Kē xué jiā men zhèng zài lián jié zhè xiē xiàn suǒ.
    The scientists are connecting these clues.

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liánconnect
结jiétie/bind

连 means to join, and 结 means to tie or bind, giving the sense of linking.

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.

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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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 結; 结 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mì
Sound part声符shēngfú
吉
吉jí結jié
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 結 pairs 糸 with 吉; 吉 gives the sound, and 糸 relates to the meaning. The simplified 结 is a later shorthand.

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