connect; link; join; compose
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to connect; to link; to join together
Refers to physically or abstractly joining separate things into a coherent whole.
Bǎ把
zhè这
xiē些
suì碎
piàn片
lián连
zhuì缀
qǐ起
lái来
。
Connect these fragments together.
Zhè这
xiē些
dǎo岛
yǔ屿
yóu由
yī一
zuò座
dà大
qiáo桥
lián连
zhuì缀
qǐ起
lái来
。
These islands are linked together by a large bridge.
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Tā她
bǎ把
bù不
tóng同
de的
bù布
liào料
lián连
zhuì缀
chéng成
yī一
kuài块
měi美
lì丽
de的
pīn拼
bù布
。
She stitched together different fabrics into a beautiful patchwork.
verb
to compose; to write by piecing together materials or words
formalUsed in literary or formal contexts to describe the process of writing by assembling disparate elements.
Tā他
bǎ把
shōu收
jí集
dào到
de的
zī资
liào料
lián连
zhuì缀
chéng成
yī一
piān篇
wán完
zhěng整
de的
bào报
gào告
。
He pieced together the collected materials into a complete report.
Zhè这
xiē些
cí词
yǔ语
bèi被
qiǎo巧
miào妙
de地
lián连
zhuì缀
chéng成
shī诗
jù句
。
These words were skillfully woven into verses.
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Zuò作
zhě者
jiāng将
jǐ几
gè个
xiǎo小
gù故
shi事
lián连
zhuì缀
cháng成
cháng长
piān篇
xiǎo小
shuō说
。
The author strung together several short stories into a novel.