连环

連環

liánhuán

adjective #3,608

Meanings

1 serial; in a chain
2 linked; successive

Characters

Examples

警方在调查一起连环案件。

Jǐngfāng zài diàochá yī qǐ liánhuán ànjiàn.

The police are investigating a serial case.

高速公路上发生了连环车祸。

Gāosù gōnglù shàng fāshēngle liánhuán chēhuò.

A chain-reaction car accident happened on the highway.

Tips

memory

Picture interlocking chain links (环 = ring/loop) connected (连) one after another — a chain of events.

Stroke Order

连 lián

环 huán