Hanzi
Traditional
連
Simplified
连
連
连

to link/to join/to connect/continuously/in succession/including/(used with 也[ye3], 都[dou1] etc) even/company (military)

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 3

Pinyin

lián, liǎn, liàn, làn

Bopomofo

ㄌㄧㄢˊ, ㄌㄧㄢˇ, ㄌㄧㄢˋ, ㄌㄢˋ

Jyutping

lin4

Example sentences

連 / 连 lián
他忙得連吃飯的時間都沒有。
他忙得连吃饭的时间都没有。

He is so busy that he doesn't even have time to eat.

甚至 shènzhì
他忙得甚至連吃飯的時間都沒有。
他忙得甚至连吃饭的时间都没有。

He is so busy that he doesn't even have time to eat.

連續 / 连续 liánxù
這場雨連續下了三天。
这场雨连续下了三天。

It has rained continuously for three days.

運轉 / 运转 yùnzhuǎn
這臺機器已經連續運轉了二十四小時。
这台机器已经连续运转了二十四小时。

This machine has been running continuously for twenty-four hours.

一連 / 一连 yīlián
他一連三天都沒有睡覺。
他一连三天都没有睡觉。

He hasn't slept for three days in a row.

一連串 / 一连串 yīliánchuàn
他面臨了一連串的問題。
他面临了一连串的问题。

He faced a series of problems.

接二連三 / 接二连三 jiēèrliánsān
最近接二連三地發生了好幾件大事。
最近接二连三地发生了好几件大事。

Recently, several major events have happened one after another.

接連 / 接连 jiēlián
接連幾天的大雨解決了這場旱災。
接连几天的大雨解决了这场旱灾。

Continuous rain for several days solved this drought.

Example Vocabulary

連

lian2

including; even

連續

lian2'xu4

continuously; in a row; consecutive

一連

yi1'lian2

in a row; successively; continuously

一連串

yi1'lian2'chuan4

a series of; a chain of; a string of

大連

da4'lian2

接二連三

jie1'er4'lian2'san1

one after another; in quick succession

接連

jie1'lian2

continuously; in a row; successively

三連勝

二連浩特市

互連

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