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ReadWriteQuiz
Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.link; join; connect
两村有一条路连着。
A path connects the two villages.
她和群众心连心。
Her heart is linked with the hearts of the masses.
把两条电线连起来。
Connect two electric wires.
- 2
adv.in succession
一连好几天都在下雨。
It rained for days on end.
她一天之内连发两封电报。
She send two telegrams in a day.
她连唱了5支歌。
She sang five songs one after another.
- 3
n.company
一营有三个连。
A battalion has three companies.
步兵连
infantry
- 4
n.Lian, a surname
- 5
prep.even
连你都知道。
Even you know.
连你妈都笑了。
Even your mother laughed.
他连一句话也没讲。
He didn't even say a single word.
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prep.including
连你共十人。
There are ten people, including you.
Words and phrases with 连
- 连胜[word]have a winning streak
- 连带[word]be related to; involve
- 连珠[word]chain of pearls; like a string of beads
- 连结[word]concatenate
- 连冠[word]win championships in a row
- 连连[word]repeatedly
- 连理[word]interlock; loving couple
- 连根拔[word]uproot
- 连声[word]repeatedly
- 连绵不绝[idiom]continuous
- 连绵不断[idiom]incessantly
- 连锁反应[idiom]chain reaction; chain reaction in physics
- 连滚带爬[idiom]roll and crawl; narrowly pass
- 连中三元[idiom]rank first in the imperial civil examinations at the provincial capital, the national capital and the palace in succession; have three straight wins
- 连篇累牍[idiom]lengthy and tedious
Word usage
- Note"连" is different from "联". "连" indicates connection; "联" indicates harmony.