连 連
lián
HSK level: HSK 4
Meaning
to link; to join; to connect; continuously; in succession; including; (used with 也 yě, 都 dōu etc) even; company (military)
Other reading: Lián
surname Lian
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Characters
Grammar
Examples
连小孩儿都会做。
Lián xiǎo hái r dōu huì zuò.
Even a child could do it.
汤姆醉得连我都认不出来了。
Tāng mǔ zuì de lián wǒ dōu rèn bù chū lái le.
Tom was so drunk that he didn't even recognize me.
汤姆甚至连怎么煎鸡蛋都不知道。
Tāng mǔ shèn zhì lián zěn me jiān jī dàn dōu bù zhī dào.
Tom doesn't even know how to fry an egg.
Words with this character
连续 lián xù continuous连接 lián jiē to link连锁 lián suǒ to interlock相连 xiāng lián to link一连串 yī lián chuàn a succession of接连 jiē lián on end连同 lián tóng together with连锁店 lián suǒ diàn chain store连续剧 lián xù jù TV series连夜 lián yè that very night连任 lián rèn to continue in office一连 yī lián in a row接二连三 jiē èr lián sān one after another连绵 lián mián continuous连年 lián nián successive years连忙 lián máng promptly连滚带爬 lián gǔn dài pá stumbling and crawling连衣裙 lián yī qún a one-piece dress连环杀手 lián huán shā shǒu serial killer大连 Dà lián see 大连市 Dà lián Shì二连 Èr lián see 二连浩特市 Èr lián hào tè Shì筠连 Jūn lián see 筠连县 Jūn lián Xiàn连横 Lián Héng Horizontal Alliance, clique of the School of Diplomacy 纵横家 Zòng héng jiā during the Warring States Period