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连贯 (lián guàn) — to link up (disparate elements); to make coherent

Definition

连 (verb) focuses on the physical act of joining things together; 连贯 emphasizes making parts flow together into a coherent whole (logic, narrative, actions).

verb
to link up (disparate elements)to make coherent

Examples

  • 连贯。
    Zhè piān wén zhāng xū yào bǎ gè gè guān diǎn lián guàn qǐ lái.
    This article needs to link up the various viewpoints.
  • 连贯。
    Tā de dòng zuò lián guàn dé hěn zì rán.
    His movements are linked very naturally.
  • 连贯。
    Shè jì shī bǎ bù tóng de yán sè lián guàn zài yì qǐ.
    The designer linked different colors together.

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
贯guànthread through

连 and 贯 both mean linking or threading through, giving parts joined into a smooth sequence.

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 貫; 贯 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 貫 originally showed two shells strung together; the simplified 贯 is a later abbreviation.

Open 贯 →
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