链
liàn
chain
cable (unit of length: 100 fathoms, about 185 m); chain (unit of length: 66 feet, about 20 m); to chain; to enchain
那条锁链很重，他一个人搬不动。
nà tiáo suǒ liàn hěn zhòng，tā yī gè rén bān bù dòng。
That chain is very heavy; he can't move it by himself.
狗被一根链子拴在门口，不能乱跑。
gǒu bèi yī gēn liàn zi shuān zài mén kǒu，bù néng luàn pǎo。
The dog is tied to the doorway by a chain and cannot run around freely.
Words with 链
侧链
cè liàn
side chain (used in classifying amino acids)
逻辑链路控制
luó ji liàn lù kòng zhì
logical link control
鄙视链
bǐ shì liàn
a ranking of items in a particular category, with the most highly regarded on top (neologism c. 2012, coined by analogy with 食物鏈|食物链[shi2 wu4 lian4], food chain)
铰链
jiǎo liàn
hinge
锚链
máo liàn
anchor chain
锚链孔
máo liàn kǒng
hawsehole (small hole for anchor cable or hawser in the side of ship)
锁链
suǒ liàn
chains
链子
liàn zi
chain
链式反应
liàn shì fǎn yìng
chain reaction
链式裂变反应
liàn shì liè biàn fǎn yìng
chain reaction of nuclear fission
链接
liàn jiē
to link; to catenate
链条
liàn tiáo
chain