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HSK
necklace / CL: 條|条
HSK 7-9
streptococcus (genus of bacteria)
anchor chain
chain
chain / CL: , 條|条
chain hydrocarbon
to link; to catenate / link (on a web page); hyperlink
data link layer
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chain / cable (unit of length: 100 fathoms, about 185 m) / chain (unit of length: 66 feet, about 20 m) / to chain / to enchain
link
chain bracelet / CL: 條|条
zipper
human chain
(athletics) hammer / hammer throw
iron chain
hinge
sprocket
chains / shackles
to link together; to connect (in a systematic or chain-like way); linkage
hyperlink
food chain
streptococcus suis (swine-borne disease)
chain of ossicles (in the middle ear)
caterpillar track (propulsion system used on bulldozers etc)
data link
chain reaction of nuclear fission
carbon chain
(geopolitics) Second Island Chain, strategic arc of islands stretching from Japan's Bonin Islands to Guam and Papua New Guinea
data link layer
(geopolitics) First Island Chain, strategic arc of islands including Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines
linked list
supply chain
peptide chain (chain of amino acids making up protein)
single chain / refers to RNA as opposed to the double helix DNA
chain link
carbon chain fiber
side chain (used in classifying amino acids)
cable carrier (used to protect cables and hoses attached to a machine) / tow chain
food chain
(computing) toolchain
to have one's bicycle chain come off / (fig.) to let sb down; to drop the ball; to screw up
(computing) external link (abbr. for 外部鏈接|外部链接)
double stranded
snow chain (for a vehicle tire)
keychain
cold chain
chain reaction
link layer
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)
pig streptococcus / streptococcus suis
logical link control / LLC
hawsehole (small hole for anchor cable or hawser in the side of ship)
series of calamities / disaster following on disaster
decay chain
dynamic-link library (DLL) / shared library (computing)
(computing) blockchain
external link (on a website)
resealable bag; ziplock bag
island chain
resealable bag; ziplock bag / bag with a zipper
data link connection identifier (DLCI)
industry value chain
(computing) magnet link
(computing) magnet link / (electromagnetism) magnetic flux linkage
network link layer
ankle bracelet
hyperlink (in HTML)
(Tw) hyperlink
chain saw
double-stranded nucleic acid
necklace


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