联通

聯通

Liántōng

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Meanings

1 China Unicom (telecommunications carrier)
2 to link together / connect (generic verb)

Characters

to unite / link

to go through / connect

Examples

我用的是联通的手机号。

Wǒ yòng de shì Liántōng de shǒujīhào.

I use a China Unicom phone number.

地铁把两个城区联通起来。

Dìtiě bǎ liǎng gè chéngqū liántōng qǐlái.

The subway connects the two urban districts.

Tips

culture

As a proper noun, 联通 is China Unicom (中国联通), one of the three state-owned telecom giants alongside 中国移动 (China Mobile) and 中国电信 (China Telecom). Founded 1994 to break the telecom monopoly. As a common verb (lowercase liántōng), it simply means 'to connect / link'.

Stroke Order

联 lián

通 tōng