连

連

liánㄌㄧㄢˊ

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HSK 3 TOCFL 6

Meaning

Meanings

1
surname Lian
2
to link
3
to join
4
to connect
5
continuously
6
in succession
7
including
8
(used with 也[ye3], 都[dou1] etc) even

Examples

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连超级英雄们也该偶尔休息一下。

連超級英雄們也該偶爾休息一下。

Even superheroes need an occasional break.

宝宝连走都不会，更何况是跑。

寶寶連走都不會，更何況是跑。

The baby can't walk, much less run.

我连自行车都没有，更不用说汽车了。

我連自行車都沒有，更不用說汽車了。

I don't have a bicycle, let alone a car.

对于那些连基本事实都搞不清楚而且又盲目得无法了解到这一点的人，我从来都不知道对他们说些什么。

對於那些連基本事實都搞不清楚而且又盲目得無法瞭解到這一點的人，我從來都不知道對他們說些什麼。

I never know what to say to people who have absolutely no grasp of the basic facts and are too ignorant to realise it.

我们的老板就连给我们涨一点工资都舍不得。

我們的老闆就連給我們漲一點工資都捨不得。

Our boss begrudged us even a small raise in pay.

Grammar

Grammar using 连

连…都

Even with 连…都 · A2 · TOCFL a2

Characters

Character breakdown

车

chē

surname Che

Related: 连

一连

yī lián

in a row

接连

jiē lián

on end

牵连

qiān lián

to implicate

连任

lián rèn

to continue in (a political) office

连带

lián dài

to be related

连忙

lián máng

promptly; at once

连接

lián jiē

to link; to join; to connect

连结

lián jié

variant of 聯結|联结[lian2 jie2]

Stroke practice

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Characters

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