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liàn

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Definitions

  1. 1. chain
  2. 2. cable (unit of length: 100 fathoms, about 185 m)
  3. 3. chain (unit of length: 66 feet, about 20 m)
  4. 4. to chain
  5. 5. to enchain

Words Containing 链

拖链
tuō liàn

cable carrier (used to protect cables and hoses attached to a machine)

食物链
shí wù liàn

food chain

资料链结层
zī liào liàn jié céng

data link layer

防滑链
fáng huá liàn

snow chain (for a vehicle tire)

锁链
suǒ liàn

chains

钥匙链
yào shi liàn

keychain

链式反应
liàn shì fǎn yìng

chain reaction

拉链
lā liàn

zipper

衰变链
shuāi biàn liàn

decay chain

手链
shǒu liàn

chain bracelet

超级链接
chāo jí liàn jiē

hyperlink (in HTML)

掉链子
diào liàn zi

to have one's bicycle chain come off

区块链
qū kuài liàn

blockchain (computing)

锚链
máo liàn

anchor chain

逻辑链路控制
luó ji liàn lù kòng zhì

logical link control

链轨
liàn guǐ

caterpillar track (propulsion system used on bulldozers etc)

数据链路连接标识
shù jù liàn lù lián jiē biāo zhì

data link connection identifier (DLCI)

鄙视链
bǐ shì liàn

a ranking of items in a particular category, with the most highly regarded on top (neologism c. 2012, coined by analogy with 食物鏈|食物链[shí wù liàn], food chain)

双链
shuāng liàn

double stranded

链接
liàn jiē

link (on a website)

生物链
shēng wù liàn

food chain

铰链
jiǎo liàn

hinge

链环
liàn huán

chain link

外部链接
wài bù liàn jiē

external link (on website)

猪链球菌病
zhū liàn qiú jūn bìng

streptococcus suis (swine-borne disease)

灾害链
zāi hài liàn

series of calamities

产业链
chǎn yè liàn

industry value chain

链锯
liàn jù

chain saw

链路
liàn lù

link

链结
liàn jié

link

磁链
cí liàn

flux linkage

听骨链
tīng gǔ liàn

chain of ossicles (in the middle ear)

猪链球菌
zhū liàn qiú jūn

pig streptococcus

网路链接层
wǎng lù liàn jiē céng

network link layer

链表
liàn biǎo

linked list

链球
liàn qiú

(athletics) hammer

链式裂变反应
liàn shì liè biàn fǎn yìng

chain reaction of nuclear fission

超链接
chāo liàn jiē

hyperlink

碳链
tàn liàn

carbon chain

链烃
liàn tīng

chain hydrocarbon

锚链孔
máo liàn kǒng

hawsehole (small hole for anchor cable or hawser in the side of ship)

供应链
gōng yìng liàn

supply chain

链球菌
liàn qiú jūn

streptococcus (genus of bacteria)

双链核酸
shuāng liàn hé suān

double-stranded nucleic acid

肽链
tài liàn

peptide chain (chain of amino acids making up protein)

碳链纤维
tàn liàn xiān wéi

carbon chain fiber

动态链接库
dòng tài liàn jiē kù

dynamic-link library (DLL)

数据链路层
shù jù liàn lù céng

data link layer

项链
xiàng liàn

necklace

铁链
tiě liàn

iron chain

链轮
liàn lún

sprocket

链子
liàn zi

chain

链条
liàn tiáo

chain

单链
dān liàn

single chain

数据链路
shù jù liàn lù

data link

链路层
liàn lù céng

link layer

脚链
jiǎo liàn

ankle bracelet

颈链
jǐng liàn

necklace