chán lián

Traditional: 蟬聯

蝉联 (chán lián) is a Chinese word meaning “to continue in a post; (to hold a post) several times in succession; (to win a title) in successive years”.

Meanings

  1. 1to continue in a post
  2. 2(to hold a post) several times in succession
  3. 3(to win a title) in successive years
  4. 4to stay at number one
  5. 5to defend a championship

Characters in 蝉联

蝉chán · cicada联lián · (bound form) to ally oneself with; to unite; to combine; to join

Related words

联系connection联系variant of 聯繫|联系[lian2 xi4]联邦federal联盟alliance联络to get in touch with联合to combine关联to be related; to be connected苏联Soviet Union, 1922-1991联合国United Nations联(bound form) to ally oneself with; to unite; to combine; to join互联网Internet联赛(sports) league

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