连锁

連鎖
liánsuǒ
adjective HSK 7-9 #9,774

Meanings

  1. 1 chain (business)
  2. 2 linked
  3. 3 interlocking

Examples

HSK 4
Zhè shì yī jiā liánsuǒ cāntīng.
This is a chain restaurant.
HSK 4
Tāmen zài quánguó kāi le wǔbǎi jiā liánsuǒdiàn.
They opened five hundred chain stores nationwide.
HSK 5
Liánsuǒ fǎnyìng dǎozhì le gèng dà de wèntí.
The chain reaction led to bigger problems.

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