联动

聯動
liándòng
verb #48,854

Meanings

  1. 1 to act in coordination
  2. 2 to be linked / coupled (in motion)
  3. 3 linkage

Examples

Duō bùmén liándòng kāizhǎn zhuānxiàng zhěngzhì xíngdòng.
Multiple departments coordinated to launch a special rectification campaign.
Xiànshàng xiànxià liándòng cùxiāo dàidòng le xiāoliàng.
Coordinated online-and-offline promotions boosted sales.

Tips

usage
Originally a mechanical term (gears 'moving together'), now extended to any coordinated action: 联动 (zhèngqǐ liándòng, government-enterprise coordination), 联动 (Jīng-Jīn-Jì liándòng, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei joint action). Common in policy and business writing.

Stroke Order

lián
dòng