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連

lián

join, connect; continuous; even

Strokes
11
Radical
辵
HSK
—
Tone
2

Simplified form: 连

Stroke order

Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 连, the simplified form of 連. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 你怎么连动也不动？

    Nǐ zěn me lián dòng yě bù dòng

    Why aren't you even moving at all?

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  • 连小孩儿都会做。

    Lián xiǎo hái r dōu huì zuò

    Even a child could do it.

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  • 这个连小孩都能读。

    Zhè ge lián xiǎo hái dōu néng dú

    Even a child can read this.

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  • 连笑话也有限制。

    Lián xiào huà yě yǒu xiàn zhì

    Even jokes have a limit.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 连

  • 连lián 2to link; to join; to connect; continuously; in succession; including; (used with 也, 都 etc) even; company (military)
  • 连续lián xù 2–4 continuous; in a row; serial; consecutive
  • 连续剧lián xù jù 2–4–4serialized drama; dramatic series; show in parts
  • 连忙lián máng 2–2 promptly; at once
  • 连接lián jiē 2–1 to link; to join; to connect
  • 接连jiē lián 1–2 on end; in a row; in succession
  • 连锁lián suǒ 2–3 to interlock; to be linked; chain (store etc)
  • 连同lián tóng 2–2 together with; along with
  • 连年lián nián 2–2 successive years; over many years
  • 相连xiāng lián 1–2 to link; to join; link; connection
  • 一连串yī lián chuàn 1–2–4 → 4–2–4a succession of; a series of
  • 连锁店lián suǒ diàn 2–3–4chain store