连

Pronunciation : lián [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Meaning : connect; link; join. (conjunction) in succession; one after another. (adv) including. (prep) even (used correlatively with 也，都，etc.). (prep) Radical : 辶 Strokes : 7 Traditional : 連 ( Stroke Order ) Usage : 29.1%

Common Words / Phrases:

1.

连接 lián jiē

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connect; join; link

2.

连累 lián lèi

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:

implicate; get sb.into trouble

3.

连忙 lián máng

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:

promptly;at once

4.

连手 lián shǒu

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take concerted action

5.

连续 lián xù

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successive; continuous; consecutive

6.

一连 yì lián

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in succession; in a row

7.

相连 xiāng lián

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be joined; be linked together

Sentences:

1. Connect these electric wires. bǎ zhè liǎng tiáo diàn xiàn lián qǐ lái 。 把 这 两 条 电 线 连 起 来 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

把 : used to shift the object to before the verb, which must be accompanied by some other expression. 这 : this 两 : two 条 : measure word 电线 : electric wires 连 : connect 起来 : indicating completeness or effectiveness

2. He spoke continuously for three hours. tā lián shuō le sān gè zhōng tóu 。 他 连 说 了 三 个 钟 头 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

他 : he 连 : successive; continuous; consecutive 说 : speak; talk 了 : (particle) used after an action that has taken place 三 : three 个 : measure word 钟头 : hour

3. There are ten people, including you. lián nǐ yī gòng shí gè rén 。 连 你 一 共 十 个 人 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

连 : including 你 : you 一共 : altogether 十 : ten 个 : measure word 人 : people

4. Even I know. lián wǒ dōu zhī dào 。 连 我 都 知 道 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

连 : even 我 : I 都 : (used with 连) even 知道 : know

5. It's been raining for months on end. yì lián xià le jǐ gè yuè de yǔ 。 一 连 下 了 几 个 月 的 雨 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

一连 : in succession; in a row 下 : fall 了 : (particle) used after an action that has taken place 几 : a few 个 : measure word 月 : month 的 : (particle) used after an attribute; to 雨 : rain

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