Definition

1. Verb:
   • To connect: To join two or more separate things, places, or ideas so that there is a continuous link or pathway between them.
   • To link: To establish a relationship or physical continuity between different points.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Một hệ thống đường sá nối liền Sài Gòn với các tỉnh. (A system of roads connects Saigon with the provinces.)
  • Cây cầu này nối liền hai bờ sông. (This bridge links the two riverbanks.)
  • Họ muốn nối liền những ý tưởng cũ với công nghệ mới. (They want to connect old ideas with new technology.)

Advanced Usage

• Used to describe abstract connections, such as in history or thought.
  • Sự kiện này nối liền quá khứ với hiện tại. (This event forges a link between the past and the present.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nối (v): to join, to splice. Often used for physically attaching ends together.
  • Anh ấy nối hai sợi dây. (He joined the two wires.)
• Liên kết (v): to bond, to unite. Often implies a stronger or more binding connection.
  • Các nguyên tử liên kết với nhau. (The atoms bond together.)

Synonyms

• Connect: To bring together or into contact.
• Link: To make a connection between.
• Join: To put or bring things together.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Nối liền mạch: To continue uninterrupted; to maintain continuity.
  • Câu chuyện được kể nối liền mạch. (The story was told in an unbroken sequence.)

1. Connect
   • Một hệ thống đường sá nối liền Saigon với các tỉnh
     A system of roads connects Saigon with the provinces