环环相扣
huán​huán​xiāng​kòu

closely linked

  • created sense approved 环环相扣/環環相扣 · huán​huán​xiāng​kòu · closely linked — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    环环相扣 / 環環相扣

    huán​huán​xiāng​kòu

    closely linked

    to be interlocked; describes a series of things where every part or stage is tightly connected to the next like the links of a chain

    环环 (reduplication) → 环/環 · huán · link 相 (literal) → 相 · xiāng · mutually 扣 (literal) → 扣 · kòu · to grip

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense