蝉联

蟬聯
chánlián
verb #25,740

Meanings

  1. 1 to win a title successively
  2. 2 to retain a championship
  3. 3 to defend a title for consecutive terms

Examples

Tā chánlián sān jiè quánguó guànjūn, chuàngzào le lìshǐ jìlù.
She retained the national championship for three consecutive terms, setting a historical record.
Zhè zhī qiúduì chánlián le liǎng nián de liánsài guànjūn.
This team held the league championship for two consecutive years.

Tips

memory
is the cicada, which keeps returning year after year (, every year). means 'to connect, to link.' Think of championships linked together in succession — like the cicada's annual return.

Stroke Order

chán
lián