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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)

连
lián
to join, to connect; continuous; even
HSK 4 7 丶

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
HSK 6
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

Alternate Entries

连
Lián
surname Lian
HSK 4

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
398
Word Frequency Rank
766 of 84,292

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