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連合

简连合 · 繁連合

Mandarin · pinyin lián hé

to combine
to join
to unite
alliance
same as 聯合

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合: hé · combine, unite, join; gather
连: lián · join, connect; continuous; even

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2–2 · lian2 he2

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(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 聯合 /联合 (liánhé, “to unite; to forge an alliance; to team up; to band together”)

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