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连
連
lián
1.
to link
2.
to join
3.
to connect
4.
continuously
5.
in succession
6.
including
7.
(used with [[也]], [[都]] etc) even
8.
company (military)
HSK 4
Very Common • Top 1%
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
一连
yīlián
in a row
二连
Èrlián
Erlian basin in Inner Mongolia
互连
hùlián
interconnection
勾连
gōulián
to link
大连
Dàlián
Dalian subprovincial city in Liaoning province [[遼寧省|辽宁省]] in northeast China
接连
jiēlián
on end
搭连
dālián
to bridge over
搭连
dālian
variant of [[褡褳|褡裢<dālian>]]
株连
zhūlián
to involve others (in a crime)
毗连
pílián
to adjoin
流连
liúlián
to loiter (i.e. reluctant to leave)
牵连
qiānlián
to implicate
留连
liúlián
variant of [[流連|流连<liúlián>]]
相连
xiānglián
to link
祁连
Qílián
Qilian county in Haibei Tibetan autonomous prefecture [[海北藏族自治州<HǎiběiZàngzúzìzhìzhōu>]], Qinghai
筠连
Yúnlián
Yunlian county in Yibin [[宜賓|宜宾<Yíbīn>]], Sichuan
粘连
niánlián
to adhere
粘连
zhānlián
adhesion
结连
jiélián
linked in a chain
绵连
miánlián
continuous
Example Sentences (4)
原来寄信需要好几天，现在连邮局都不用去，只要在家里上网发个电子邮件，用不了一分钟，远处的朋友就能收到，比写信封用的时间都短。
Yuánlái jì xìn xūyào hǎo jǐ tiān, xiànzài lián yóujú dōu bùyòng qù, zhǐyào zài jiālǐ shàngwǎng fā gè diànzǐ yóujiàn, yòng bù liǎo yì fēnzhōng, yuǎnchù de péngyǒu jiù néng shōudào, bǐ xiě xìnfēng yòng de shíjiān dōu duǎn.
It used to take several days to mail a letter. Now you don’t even need to go to the post office; just go online at home and send an email; it takes less than a minute, and friends far away can receive it, which is even shorter than the time spent addressing an envelope.
Text 5
不仅是学习方式，而且连生活方式也发生了很大改变。现在越来越多的学生喜欢在网上写日记，他们说这样可以让朋友及时了解自己的生活。
Bùjǐn shì xuéxí fāngshì,érqiě lián shēnghuó fāngshì yě fāshēng le hěn dà gǎibiàn.xiànzài yuèláiyuè duō de xuéshēng xǐhuān zài wǎngshàng xiě rìjì,tāmen shuō zhèyàng kěyǐ ràng péngyǒu jíshí liǎojiě zìjǐ de shēnghuó.
Not only have study habits changed significantly, but lifestyles have as well. An increasing number of students now enjoy keeping online diaries, saying it allows their friends to stay up-to-date with their lives.
Text 2
你太厉害了！连中文报纸都看得懂。
Nǐ tài lìhài le! Lián zhōngwén bàozhǐ dōu kàn de dǒng.
You're amazing! You can even read Chinese newspapers.
Text 1
你真厉害！竟然连很多中国人都听不懂的京剧也能学会。我还是比较喜欢听流行音乐。
Nǐ zhēn lìhài! Jìngrán lián hěn duō Zhōngguó rén dōu tīng bù dǒng de Jīngjù yě néng xuéhuì. Wǒ háishì bǐjiào xǐhuān tīng liúxíng yīnyuè.
You're really amazing! You can even learn Peking opera that many Chinese people can't understand. I still prefer listening to pop music.
Text 2
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 4
- Character Frequency Rank
- 398
- Word Frequency Rank
- 766 of 84,292