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连读

/ lián dòu /
Strokes

Definition

liaison (in phonetics)

Example

As a Verb

be admitted to work for two successive academic degrees [such as bachelor's and master's degrees or master's and doctoral degrees]

1
Shuò
硕博
lián
dòu

work for a master's and a doctoral degree in succession

As a Verb

link/connect two neighbouring sounds

2
dān
单词
yīn
辅音
jiéwěi
结尾
  
,
xià
ge
dān
单词
yuányīn
元音
kāitóu
开头
de
shíhou
时候
  
,
liǎng
dān
单词
yào
lián
dòu
  

When a word ends in a consonant sound and the next word starts with a vowel sound, the two words should be read without interval.

As a Noun

liaison; linking