Definition
联会 is a formal noun meaning 'association' or 'alliance' — a group of organizations or individuals united for a common purpose. In biology, it also refers to 'synapsis', the pairing of homologous chromosomes during meiosis. The biological sense is specialized and rare in everyday conversation; the general 'association' sense is more common in organizational names and formal contexts.
n.
(formal) associationallianceunion(biology) synapsis (pairing of homologous chromosomes during meiosis)
Examples
- 联会。Zhège lián huì yóu wǔ gè guójiā de gōngsī zǔchéng.This association is composed of companies from five countries.
- 联会。Tāmen chénglì le guójì xuéshēng lián huì.They established an international student association.
- ，联会。Zài jiǎnshù fēnliè zhōng, tóngyuán rǎnsètǐ fāshēng lián huì.During meiosis, homologous chromosomes undergo synapsis.
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