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连锁

lián suǒ · lian suo

Traditional 連鎖

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to interlock
  2. to be linked
  3. chain (store etc)
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A chain shop

  1. Dengdeng

    前面(qiánmiàn)有(yǒu)一家(yījiā)连锁(liánsuǒ)咖啡店(kāfēidiàn)，我们(wǒmen)去(qù)吧(ba)。

    There is a chain coffee shop ahead. Let's go.

  2. Liangliang

    连锁店(liánsuǒdiàn)哪里(nǎlǐ)都有(dōuyǒu)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)去(qù)胡同(hútòng)里(lǐ)的(de)小店(xiǎodiàn)。

    Chain stores are everywhere. I want to go to a small shop in the hutong.

  3. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，这家(zhèjiā)小店(xiǎodiàn)的(de)咖啡(kāfēi)很(hěn)香(xiāng)。

    Okay, the coffee in this small shop smells great.

  4. Liangliang

    你看(nǐkàn)牌子(páizi)，全国(quánguó)连锁(liánsuǒ)，三百家(sānbǎijiā)分店(fēndiàn)。

    Look at the sign: nationwide chain, 300 branches.

  5. Dengdeng

    原来(yuánlái)这(zhè)也(yě)是(shì)连锁店(liánsuǒdiàn)！

    So this is a chain store too!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)家(jiā)连(lián)锁(suǒ)超(chāo)市(shì)在(zài)全(quán)国(guó)有(yǒu)很(hěn)多(duō)分(fēn)店(diàn)。

This chain supermarket has many branches across the country.

02

这(zhè)两(liǎng)件(jiàn)事(shì)之(zhī)间(jiān)有(yǒu)连(lián)锁(suǒ)反(fǎn)应(yìng)，一(yí)件(jiàn)影(yǐng)响(xiǎng)另(lìng)一(yí)件(jiàn)。

There is a chain reaction between these two things; one affects the other.

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