liàn 
		chain
cable (unit of length: 100 fathoms, about 185 m)
chain (unit of length: 66 feet, about 20 m)
to chain
to enchain
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			liàn tiáo 
		chain
CL:根[gen1],條|条[tiao2]
		 
		
		
		
		
					
				
		
			shǒu liàn 
		chain bracelet
CL:條|条[tiao2]
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			liàn qiú jūn 
		streptococcus (genus of bacteria)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			wài bù liàn jiē 
		external link (on website)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			dòng tài liàn jiē kù 
		dynamic-link library (DLL)
shared library (computing)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			dān liàn 
		single chain
refers to RNA as opposed to the double helix DNA
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			cè liàn 
		side chain (used in classifying amino acids)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			liàn qiú 
		throwing the hammer (athletics event)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			tài liàn 
		peptide chain (chain of amino acids making up protein)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			zhū liàn qiú jūn 
		pig streptococcus
streptococcus suis
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			fáng huá liàn 
		snow chain (for a vehicle tire)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			zhū liàn qiú jūn bìng 
		streptococcus suis (swine-borne disease)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			tīng gǔ liàn 
		chain of ossicles (in the middle ear)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			zāi hài liàn 
		series of calamities
disaster following on disaster
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			diǎn jī yī gè liàn jiē 
		to click on a link (on webpage)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			liàn shì liè biàn fǎn yìng 
		chain reaction of nuclear fission
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			shuāng liàn hé suān 
		double chain nucleic acid (refer to the double helix DNA as opposed to single chain RNA 單鏈|单链[dan1 lian4])