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Mandarin · pinyin lián dòng

to link
to peg (currency)
gang (gears)
continuously
serial verb construction

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動: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
连: lián · join, connect; continuous; even
动: dòng · move, happen; movement, action

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2–4 · lian2 dong4

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