lián

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Definitions

  1. 1. to link
  2. 2. to join
  3. 3. to connect
  4. 4. continuously
  5. 5. in succession
  6. 6. including
  7. 7. (used with 也[yě], 都[dōu] etc) even
  8. 8. company (military)

Words Containing 连

一连
yī lián

in a row

一连串
yī lián chuàn

a succession of

接二连三
jiē èr lián sān

one after another (idiom)

接连
jiē lián

on end

相连
xiāng lián

to link

连任
lián rèn

to continue in (a political) office

连同
lián tóng

together with

连夜
lián yè

that very night

连年
lián nián

successive years

连忙
lián máng

promptly

连接
lián jiē

to link; to join; to connect

连滚带爬
lián gǔn dài pá

rolling and crawling

连绵
lián mián

continuous

连续
lián xù

continuous

连续剧
lián xù jù

serialized drama

连锁
lián suǒ

to interlock

连锁店
lián suǒ diàn

chain store

三连胜
sān lián shèng

hat-trick (sports)

不连续
bù lián xù

discontinuous; discrete

不连续面
bù lián xù miàn

surface of discontinuity

九连环
jiǔ lián huán

Chinese rings, a brainteaser toy consisting of nine rings interlocked on a looped handle, the objective being to remove the rings from the handle

二连
èr lián

Erlian Basin in Inner Mongolia

二连巨盗龙
èr lián jù dào lóng

Gigantoraptor erlianensis (a giant bird-like dinosaur found in Erlian in Inner Mongolia)

二连浩特
èr lián hào tè

Erenhot City in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[xī lín guō lè méng], Inner Mongolia

二连浩特市
èr lián hào tè shì

Erenhot City in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[xī lín guō lè méng], Inner Mongolia

二连盆地
èr lián pén dì

Erlian Basin in Inner Mongolia

互相连接
hù xiāng lián jiē

interlinked

互连
hù lián

interconnection

五大连池
wǔ dà lián chí

Wudalianchi, county-level city in Heihe 黑河[hēi hé], Heilongjiang

五大连池市
wǔ dà lián chí shì

Wudalianchi, county-level city in Heihe 黑河[hēi hé], Heilongjiang

价值连城
jià zhí lián chéng

invaluable

兵连祸结
bīng lián huò jié

ravaged by successive wars

勾连
gōu lián

to be linked together

叫苦连天
jiào kǔ lián tiān

to whine on for days (idiom)

合纵连横
hé zòng lián héng

Vertical and Horizontal Alliance, opposing stratagems devised by the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家[zòng héng jiā] during the Warring States Period (425-221 BC)

哑巴吃黄连
yǎ ba chī huáng lián

no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)

哑巴吃黄连,有苦说不出
yǎ ba chī huáng lián , yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū

to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom)

喜结连理
xǐ jié lián lǐ

to tie the knot (idiom)

单连接站
dān lián jiē zhàn

single attachment station (telecommunications)

在天愿做比翼鸟,在地愿做连理枝
zài tiān yuàn zuò bǐ yì niǎo , zài dì yuàn zuò lián lǐ zhī

In the sky to be two birds flying wing to wing, on earth to be two trees with branches intertwined

坎塔布连
kǎn tǎ bù lián

Cantabria in north Spain

坎塔布连山脉
kǎn tǎ bù lián shān mài

Cantabrian mountain range in north Spain dividing Asturias from Castilla-Leon

坎塔布连海
kǎn tǎ bù lián hǎi

Bay of Biscay (Spanish: Mare Cantabrico)

外部连接
wài bù lián jiē

external link

多肽连
duō tài lián

polypeptide chain

大连
dà lián

Dalian subprovincial city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省[liáo níng shěng] in northeast China

大连外国语大学
dà lián wài guó yǔ dà xué

Dalian University of Foreign Languages

大连市
dà lián shì

Dalian subprovincial city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省[liáo níng shěng] in northeast China

大连理工大学
dà lián lǐ gōng dà xué

Dalian University of Technology

妙语连珠
miào yǔ lián zhū

sparkling with wit (idiom)

媒体接口连接器
méi tǐ jiē kǒu lián jiē qì

medium interface connector

孟连傣族拉祜族佤族自治县
mèng lián dǎi zú lā hù zú wǎ zú zì zhì xiàn

Menglian Dai, Lahu and Va autonomous county in Pu'er 普洱[pǔ ěr], Yunnan

孟连县
mèng lián xiàn

Menglian Dai, Lahu and Va autonomous county in Pu'er 普洱[pǔ ěr], Yunnan

密切相连
mì qiè xiāng lián

to relate closely

局部连结网络
jú bù lián jié wǎng luò

local connectionist network

局部连贯性
jú bù lián guàn xìng

local coherence

屋漏偏逢连夜雨
wū lòu piān féng lián yè yǔ

when it rains, it pours (idiom)

屋漏更遭连夜雨
wū lòu gèng zāo lián yè yǔ

when it rains, it pours (idiom)

废话连篇
fèi huà lián piān

a bunch of nonsense

拔毛连茹
bá máo lián rú

lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others

拔茅连茹
bá máo lián rú

lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others

接连不断
jiē lián bù duàn

in unbroken succession (idiom)

搭连
dā lián

to bridge over

拨号连接
bō hào lián jiē

dial-up connection

数据链路连接标识
shù jù liàn lù lián jiē biāo zhì

data link connection identifier (DLCI)

李连杰
lǐ lián jié

Li Lianjie or Jet Li (1963-), martial arts sportsman, subsequently film star and director

株连
zhū lián

to involve others (in a crime)

核连锁反应
hé lián suǒ fǎn yìng

nuclear chain reaction

毗连
pí lián

to adjoin

流连
liú lián

to loiter (i.e. reluctant to leave)

流连忘返
liú lián wàng fǎn

to linger

无缝连接
wú fèng lián jiē

seamless connection

无连接
wú lián jiē

connectionless

热连球菌
rè lián qiú jūn

Streptococcus thermophilus

特别任务连
tè bié rèn wu lián

Special Duties Unit, Hong Kong special police

牵连
qiān lián

to implicate

留连论诗
liú lián lùn shī

to continue to discuss a poem over a long period

炮火连天
pào huǒ lián tiān

cannon firing for days on end (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war

破屋又遭连夜雨
pò wū yòu zāo lián yè yǔ

see 屋漏偏逢連夜雨|屋漏偏逢连夜雨[wū lòu piān féng lián yè yǔ]

祁连
qí lián

Qilian County in Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海北藏族自治州[hǎi běi zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai

祁连山
qí lián shān

Qilian Mountains in Qinghai

祁连山脉
qí lián shān mài

Qilian Mountains (formerly Richthofen Range), dividing Qinghai and Gansu provinces

祁连县
qí lián xiàn

Qilian County in Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海北藏族自治州[hǎi běi zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai

空话连篇
kōng huà lián piān

long-winded empty talk

筠连
yún lián

Yunlian county in Yibin 宜賓|宜宾[yí bīn], Sichuan

筠连县
yún lián xiàn

Yunlian county in Yibin 宜賓|宜宾[yí bīn], Sichuan

粘连
nián lián

to adhere

粘连
zhān lián

adhesion

结连
jié lián

linked in a chain

绝对连续
jué duì lián xù

absolutely continuous (math.)

绵连
mián lián

continuous

缝缝连连
féng féng lián lián

needlework

莫霍洛维奇不连续面
mò huò luò wéi qí bù lián xù miàn

Moho (aka Mohorovičić discontinuity, the lower boundary of the earth's lithosphere)

藕断丝连
ǒu duàn sī lián

lit. lotus roots may break, but the fiber remains joined (idiom); lovers part, but still long for one another

虚拟连接
xū nǐ lián jiē

virtual connection

血肉相连
xuè ròu xiāng lián

one's own flesh and blood (idiom); closely related

里勾外连
lǐ gōu wài lián

to act from inside in coordination with attackers outside

贯连
guàn lián

to link up

连三并四
lián sān bìng sì

one after the other

连中三元
lián zhòng sān yuán

(sports etc) to achieve three successes in a row (three matches in a row, three goals in a match etc)

连串
lián chuàn

one after the other

连动
lián dòng

to link

连动债
lián dòng zhài

structured note (finance)

连南瑶族自治县
lián nán yáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Liannan Yao Autonomous County in Qingyuan 清遠|清远[qīng yuǎn], Guangdong

连南县
lián nán xiàn

Liannan Yaozu autonomous county in Qingyuan 清遠|清远[qīng yuǎn], Guangdong

连合
lián hé

to combine

连哄带骗
lián hǒng dài piàn

to cajole

连坐
lián zuò

to treat as guilty those associated with an offender (family, neighbors etc)

连坐制
lián zuò zhì

guilt by association

连城
lián chéng

Liancheng, county-level city in Longyan 龍岩|龙岩, Fujian

连城县
lián chéng xiàn

Liancheng county in Longyan 龍岩|龙岩, Fujian

连天
lián tiān

reaching the sky

连奔带跑
lián bēn dài pǎo

to run quickly

连字符
lián zì fú

hyphen

连字符号
lián zì fú hào

hyphen

连字号
lián zì hào

hyphen (punct.)

连宵
lián xiāo

the same night

连写
lián xiě

to write without lifting one's pen from the paper

连山
lián shān

Lianshan district of Huludao city 葫蘆島市|葫芦岛市, Liaoning

连山区
lián shān qū

Lianshan district of Huludao city 葫蘆島市|葫芦岛市, Liaoning

连山壮族瑶族自治县
lián shān zhuàng zú yáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Lianshan Zhuang and Yao autonomous county in Qingyuan 清遠|清远[qīng yuǎn], Guangdong

连山县
lián shān xiàn

Lianshan Zhuang and Yao autonomous county in Qingyuan 清遠|清远[qīng yuǎn], Guangdong

连州
lián zhōu

Lianzhou, county-level city in Qingyuan 清遠|清远[qīng yuǎn], Guangdong

连州市
lián zhōu shì

Lianzhou, county-level city in Qingyuan 清遠|清远[qīng yuǎn], Guangdong

连卺
lián jǐn

to share nuptial cup

连带
lián dài

to be related

连带责任
lián dài zé rèn

to bear joint responsibility for sth

连帽卫衣
lián mào wèi yī

hooded sweatshirt

连平
lián píng

Lianping county in Heyuan 河源[hé yuán], Guangdong

连平县
lián píng xiàn

Lianping county in Heyuan 河源[hé yuán], Guangdong

连战
lián zhàn

Lien Chan (1936-), Taiwanese politician, former vice-president and chairman of Guomintang

连战连胜
lián zhàn lián shèng

fighting and winning a series of battles (idiom); ever victorious

连手
lián shǒu

concerted action

连拖带拉
lián tuō dài lā

pushing and pulling (idiom)

连指手套
lián zhǐ shǒu tào

mittens

连接器
lián jiē qì

connector

连接框
lián jiē kuàng

connection frame

连接至
lián jiē zhì

to connect to

连接号
lián jiē hào

hyphen

连接词
lián jiē cí

conjunction

连接酶
lián jiē méi

ligase

连击
lián jī

to batter

连败
lián bài

consecutive defeats

连日
lián rì

day after day

连书
lián shū

to write without lifting one's pen from the paper

连本带利
lián běn dài lì

both principal and interest

连枷
lián jiā

flail

连枷胸
lián jiā xiōng

flail chest (medicine)

连根拔
lián gēn bá

to pull up by the roots

连横
lián héng

Horizontal Alliance, clique of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家[zòng héng jiā] during the Warring States Period (425-221 BC)

连歌
lián gē

renga

连比
lián bǐ

compound ratio

连江
lián jiāng

Lianjiang county in Fuzhou 福州[fú zhōu], Fujian

连江县
lián jiāng xiàn

Lianjiang county in Fuzhou 福州[fú zhōu], Fujian

连片
lián piàn

forming a continuous sheet

连珠
lián zhū

joined as a string of pearls

连珠炮
lián zhū pào

barrage of gunfire (often used as a metaphor for rapid speech)

连理
lián lǐ

two trees that grow together as one

连璧
lián bì

to join jade annuli

连环
lián huán

chain

连环图
lián huán tú

comic strip

连环杀手
lián huán shā shǒu

serial killer

连环画
lián huán huà

lianhuanhua (graphic novel)

连环计
lián huán jì

interlocked stratagems

连用
lián yòng

to use (two words etc) together

连番
lián fān

repeatedly

连发
lián fā

to fire (a weapon) in rapid succession

连笔
lián bǐ

to write without lifting one's pen from the paper

连篇累牍
lián piān lěi dú

(of a piece of writing) long and tedious (idiom)

连累
lián lěi

to involve

连结主义
lián jié zhǔ yì

connectionism

连结线
lián jié xiàn

tie (music)

连缀
lián zhuì

to put together

连缀动词
lián zhuì dòng cí

linking verb

连线
lián xiàn

electrical lead

连县
lián xiàn

Lian county in Guangdong

连系
lián xì

to link

连系词
lián xì cí

copula (linguistics)

连续不断
lián xù bù duàn

continuous

连续介质力学
lián xù jiè zhì lì xué

mechanics of a continuous medium

连续函数
lián xù hán shù

continuous function

连续性
lián xù xìng

continuity

连续犯
lián xù fàn

successive offenses

连续监视
lián xù jiān shì

continuous monitoring

连续统假设
lián xù tǒng jiǎ shè

(math.) the continuum hypothesis

连续译码阶段
lián xù yì mǎ jiē duàn

sequential decoding stage

连续变调
lián xù biàn diào

tone sandhi

连续集
lián xù jí

TV series

连续体
lián xù tǐ

continuum

连署
lián shǔ

to cosign

连翘
lián qiáo

Forsythia

连声
lián shēng

repeatedly (say something)

连号
lián hào

consecutive serial numbers

连衣裙
lián yī qún

woman's dress

连裤袜
lián kù wà

pantyhose; tights

连襟
lián jīn

husbands of sisters

连词
lián cí

conjunction

连读
lián dú

liaison (in phonetics)

连贯
lián guàn

to link up (disparate elements)

连踢带打
lián tī dài dǎ

to kick and beat (idiom)