连锁

連鎖

liánsuǒ

adjective HSK 7 #9,774

Meanings

1 chain (business)
2 linked
3 interlocking

Characters

to link; to connect

Examples

这是一家连锁餐厅。

Zhè shì yī jiā liánsuǒ cāntīng.

This is a chain restaurant.

连锁反应导致了更大的问题。

Liánsuǒ fǎnyìng dǎozhì le gèng dà de wèntí.

The chain reaction led to bigger problems.

他们在全国开了五百家连锁店。

Tāmen zài quánguó kāi le wǔbǎi jiā liánsuǒdiàn.

They opened five hundred chain stores nationwide.

Tips

memory

连 (linked) + 锁 (lock) — picture chain links locked together, one after another, like a chain store network.

Stroke Order

连 lián

锁 suǒ