alliance; league; coalition
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
alliance; league (of countries or states)
formalPrimarily used in political or military contexts for formal agreements between sovereign entities.
Běi北
yuē约
shì是
yī一
gè个
zhòng重
yào要
de的
jūn军
shì事
lián联
méng盟
。
NATO is an important military alliance.
Zhè这
xiē些
guó国
jiā家
jié结
chéng成
le了
mào贸
yì易
lián联
méng盟
。
These countries formed a trade alliance.
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Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
de的
fǎn反
fǎ法
xī西
sī斯
lián联
méng盟
wèi为
shì世
jiè界
hé和
píng平
zuò做
chū出
le了
gòng贡
xiàn献
。
The historical anti-fascist alliance contributed to world peace.
noun
coalition; union; federation (of individuals, groups, or classes)
neutralUsed for less formal or non-political unions, such as business partnerships, social groups, or class alliances.
Tā他
men们
chéng成
lì立
le了
yī一
gè个
huán环
bǎo保
lián联
méng盟
lái来
bǎo保
hù护
zhè这
piàn片
sēn森
lín林
。
They established an environmental coalition to protect this forest.
Zài在
gé革
mìng命
shí时
qī期
，
gōng工
nóng农
lián联
méng盟
shì是
zhòng重
yào要
de的
lì力
liàng量
。
During the revolutionary period, the worker-peasant alliance was an important force.
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Jǐ几
gè个
xiǎo小
gōng公
sī司
zǔ组
chéng成
le了
yī一
gè个
shāng商
yè业
lián联
méng盟
lái来
duì对
kàng抗
dà大
qǐ企
yè业
。
Several small companies formed a business alliance to compete against large corporations.