to continue in a post; (to hold a post) several times in succession; (to win a title) in successive years; to stay at number one; to defend a championship
trad. 蟬聯
Also written 蟬聯【chán lián】
Characters in this word
2蝉
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cicada
- Pinyin
- chán
- Traditional
- 蟬
- Strokes
- 14
- Frequency
- 46284 of 2500
联
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(bound form) to ally oneself with; to unite; to combine; to join, (bound form) (poetry) antithetical couplet
- Pinyin
- lián
- Traditional
- 聯
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 44096 of 2500