Meaning of 联盟
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- alliance
- union
- coalition
How to use 联盟
联盟 is a formal noun for alliances between countries, companies, or organizations, and it also appears in names of sports leagues. Example: 这两个国家组成了军事联盟。(Zhè liǎng gè guójiā zǔchéng le jūnshì liánméng.) These two countries formed a military alliance.
联 (lián) means to link or join, as in 联系 (liánxì) and 联合 (liánhé). 盟 (méng) means an oath or pact, so a 联盟 is a group linked together by a pact: an alliance.
Common mistake: Learners often write 盟 with 日 replaced by 目, or confuse it with 盆 (pén, basin), which has 分 on top. Also remember 盟 is second tone (méng), not fourth.
联盟 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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盟 méng · alliance · 13 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 联盟.
| 联系 | liánxì | connection; contact |
| 联合 | liánhé | to combine; to join |
| 联合国 | Liánhéguó | United Nations |
| 互联网 | hùliánwǎng | Internet |
| 联络 | liánluò | to get in touch with; to contact |
| 联想 | liánxiǎng | to associate (cognitively); to make an associative connection |
| 关联 | guānlián | to be related; to be connected; relationship; connection |
| 联手 | liánshǒu | lit. to join hands; to act together |
| 联赛 | liánsài | (sports) league; league tournament |
| 加盟 | jiāméng | (of a nation) to join an alliance; (of an athlete) to join a sports team; (of an entrepren |
| 联邦 | liánbāng | federal; federation |
| 盟友 | méngyǒu | ally |
Questions about 联盟
What does 联盟 mean?
联盟 (liánméng) means "alliance; union" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 联盟?
联盟 is made of 2 characters: 联 (12 strokes), 盟 (13 strokes). That is 25 strokes in total.
Is 联盟 an HSK word?
Yes. 联盟 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 联盟 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 联盟 is written 聯盟.
What is the difference between 联盟 and 联合?
联盟 is a noun meaning an alliance or league. 联合 is mainly a verb meaning to unite or combine, as in 联合起来 (liánhé qǐlai), to unite together.
How do you say European Union or NBA in Chinese using 联盟?
The European Union is 欧洲联盟 (Ōuzhōu Liánméng), usually shortened to 欧盟 (Ōuméng). The NBA is called 美国职业篮球联赛 or informally 美职篮, while 联盟 is used generally for leagues, as in 职业联盟 (zhíyè liánméng), a professional league.