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串联

串聯
chuànlián
verb #36,147

Meanings

  1. 1 to connect in series (electronics)
  2. 2 to link up; to establish connections among
  3. 3 to coordinate (groups, evidence, etc.)

Examples

HSK 5
把这两节电池串联起来电压会更高。
Bǎ zhè liǎng jié diànchí chuànlián qǐlái diànyā huì gèng gāo.
Connecting these two batteries in series will give a higher voltage.
HSK 7-9
警察通过监控录像串联起了所有的线索。
Jǐngchá tōngguò jiānkòng lùxiàng chuànlián qǐ le suǒyǒu de xiànsuǒ.
The police linked all the clues together through surveillance footage.
HSK 7-9
文化大革命期间，红卫兵全国大串联。
Wénhuà dàgémìng qíjiān, hóng wèibīng quánguó dà chuànlián.
During the Cultural Revolution, Red Guards 'linked up' across the whole country.

Tips

history
大串联 ('great linking-up,' 1966-67) was the Cultural Revolution practice of giving Red Guards free travel across China to spread Mao's ideas, a charged historical reference still recognized today. Its opposite in electronics is 并联 ('parallel connection').

Stroke Order

串 chuàn
联 lián