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

HSK 5
Tā chánlián sān jiè quánguó guànjūn, chuàngzào le lìshǐ jìlù.
She retained the national championship for three consecutive terms, setting a historical record.
HSK 7-9
Zhè zhī qiúduì chánlián le liǎng nián de liánsài guànjūn.
This team held the league championship for two consecutive years.

Tips

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

Stroke Order

蝉 chán
联 lián