联 通

Lián tōng

China United Telecommunications Corporation / aka China Unicom or Unicom / abbr. for 中國聯通|中国联通

Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

聯通 联通 [Lian2 tong1] /China United Telecommunications Corporation/aka China Unicom or Unicom/abbr. for 中國聯通|中国联通/

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lián tōng

All readings

DEFINITION CC-CEDICT

connection / link / to link together

Sources & editorial notes

Source record: cd-fdf6ee7f0535ec74. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

聯通联通 [lian2 tong1] /connection/link/to link together/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

Reference information

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Character information

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Other forms in these source records: 聯通

联
lián
(bound form) to ally oneself with / to unite / to combine / to join / (bound form) (poetry) antithetical couplet
通
tōng
to go through / to know well / (suffix) expert / to connect / to communicate / open / to clear / classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
tòng
classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)

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