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necklace / CL: 條|条
HSK 7-9
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  *链* | 链* | *链
chain / cable (unit of length: 100 fathoms, about 185 m) / chain (unit of length: 66 feet, about 20 m) / to chain / to enchain
chain bracelet / CL: 條|条
zipper
iron chain
hinge
anchor chain
ankle bracelet
chains / shackles
food chain
necklace
supply chain
peptide chain (chain of amino acids making up protein)
single chain / refers to RNA as opposed to the double helix DNA
side chain (used in classifying amino acids)
carbon chain
cable carrier (used to protect cables and hoses attached to a machine) / tow chain
food chain
(computing) toolchain
(computing) external link (abbr. for 外部鏈接|外部链接)
double stranded
snow chain (for a vehicle tire)
keychain
(computing) blockchain
cold chain
a ranking of items in a particular category, with the most highly regarded on top (neologism c. 2012, coined by analogy with 食物鏈|食物链, food chain)
chain of ossicles (in the middle ear)
industry value chain
series of calamities / disaster following on disaster
decay chain
human chain
(computing) magnet link / (electromagnetism) magnetic flux linkage


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