連號

简 连号 · 繁 連號
Mandarin · pinyin lián hào

Meanings

  1. consecutive serial numbers
  2. chain (of supermarkets, hotels etc)
  3. hyphen
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连
lián · join, connect; continuous; even
号
hào · mark, sign; symbol; number
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2–4 · lian2 hao4

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