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链子
liànzi
Description
链子是很多小环连在一起的东西，可以用来拴东西或者当装饰。
A 链子 is made of many small rings linked together, used to tie things or as decoration.
自行车上也有链子，坏了车就骑不动了。
Bicycles also have a 链子; if it breaks, the bike can't be ridden.
Meanings
链子liànzi
chain (a series of connected links)
她脖子上戴着一条金链子。
She is wearing a gold chain around her neck.
掉链子diào liànzi
to mess up or fail at a crucial moment
关键时候你可别掉链子。
Don't let me down at the critical moment.
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Notes
- Etymology
链 (chain) + 子 (noun suffix), a common everyday word for a chain.
- Nuance
掉链子 is a very common colloquial phrase meaning to let people down at the wrong time.
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