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lián
HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 3

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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

连续介质力学
lián xù jiè zhì lì xué

mechanics of a continuous medium

连夜
lián yè

that very night

祁连山脉
qí lián shān mài

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

连累
lián lěi

to involve

绝对连续
jué duì lián xù

absolutely continuous (math.)

连日
lián rì

day after day

妙语连珠
miào yǔ lián zhū

sparkling with wit (idiom)

连帽卫衣
lián mào wèi yī

hooded sweatshirt

三连胜
sān lián shèng

hat-trick (sports)

连山县
lián shān xiàn

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

连贯
lián guàn

to link up (disparate elements)

祁连山
qí lián shān

Qilian Mountains in Qinghai

牵连
qiān lián

to implicate

多肽连
duō tài lián

polypeptide chain

连裤袜
lián kù wà

pantyhose; tights

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

媒体接口连接器
méi tǐ jiē kǒu lián jiē qì

medium interface connector

连体泳衣
lián tǐ yǒng yī

one-piece swimsuit

连锁反应
lián suǒ fǎn yìng

chain reaction

连续函数
lián xù hán shù

continuous function

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

连体双胞胎
lián tǐ shuāng bāo tāi

conjoined twins

连城县
lián chéng xiàn

Liancheng county in Longyan 龍岩|龙岩, Fujian

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]

连篇累牍
lián piān lěi dú

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

连线
lián xiàn

electrical lead

连环
lián huán

chain

连动
lián dòng

to link

毗连
pí lián

to adjoin

连续性
lián xù xìng

continuity

连体婴儿
lián tǐ yīng ér

conjoined twins

结连
jié lián

linked in a chain

颠连
diān lián

illogical

价值连城
jià zhí lián chéng

invaluable

连理
lián lǐ

two trees that grow together as one

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

流连
liú lián

to loiter (i.e. reluctant to leave)

坎塔布连海
kǎn tǎ bù lián hǎi

Bay of Biscay (Spanish: Mare Cantabrico)

不连续
bù lián xù

discontinuous; discrete

连锁
lián suǒ

to interlock

连番
lián fān

repeatedly

连天
lián tiān

reaching the sky

二连盆地
èr lián pén dì

Erlian Basin in Inner Mongolia

连续集
lián xù jí

TV series

连忙
lián máng

promptly

连哄带骗
lián hǒng dài piàn

to cajole

连词
lián cí

conjunction

连锁商店
lián suǒ shāng diàn

chain store

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

连销店
lián xiāo diàn

chain store

流连忘返
liú lián wàng fǎn

to linger

连续剧
lián xù jù

serialized drama

面向连接
miàn xiàng lián jiē

connection-oriented

留连论诗
liú lián lùn shī

to continue to discuss a poem over a long period

连缀
lián zhuì

to put together

连山
lián shān

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

密切相连
mì qiè xiāng lián

to relate closely

马连良
mǎ lián liáng

Ma Lianliang (1901-1966), Beijing opera star, one of the Four great beards 四大鬚生|四大须生

连指手套
lián zhǐ shǒu tào

mittens

连轴转
lián zhóu zhuàn

lit. to continuously revolve

连县
lián xiàn

Lian county in Guangdong

连年
lián nián

successive years

连锁店
lián suǒ diàn

chain store

连比
lián bǐ

compound ratio

五大连池
wǔ dà lián chí

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

连襟
lián jīn

husbands of sisters

连败
lián bài

consecutive defeats

连接器
lián jiē qì

connector

连滚带爬
lián gǔn dài pá

rolling and crawling

大连
dà lián

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

虚拟连接
xū nǐ lián jiē

virtual connection

连串
lián chuàn

one after the other

连江县
lián jiāng xiàn

Lianjiang county in Fuzhou 福州[fú zhōu], Fujian

连绵
lián mián

continuous

连踢带打
lián tī dài dǎ

to kick and beat (idiom)

连衣裙
lián yī qún

woman's dress

连云
lián yún

Lianyun district of Lianyungang city 連雲港市|连云港市[lián yún gǎng shì], Jiangsu

勾连
gōu lián

to be linked together

连环图
lián huán tú

comic strip

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

连音符
lián yīn fú

tuplet (music)

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)

连战
lián zhàn

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

连带责任
lián dài zé rèn

to bear joint responsibility for sth

屋漏更遭连夜雨
wū lòu gèng zāo lián yè yǔ

when it rains, it pours (idiom)

连合
lián hé

to combine

不连续面
bù lián xù miàn

surface of discontinuity

粘连
nián lián

to adhere

接连
jiē lián

on end

废话连篇
fèi huà lián piān

a bunch of nonsense

哑巴吃黄连
yǎ ba chī huáng lián

no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)

无缝连接
wú fèng lián jiē

seamless connection

连本带利
lián běn dài lì

both principal and interest

连南县
lián nán xiàn

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

连三并四
lián sān bìng sì

one after the other

热连球菌
rè lián qiú jūn

Streptococcus thermophilus

屋漏偏逢连夜雨
wū lòu piān féng lián yè yǔ

when it rains, it pours (idiom)

坎塔布连
kǎn tǎ bù lián

Cantabria in north Spain

连发
lián fā

to fire (a weapon) in rapid succession

连字符号
lián zì fú hào

hyphen

连续统假设
lián xù tǒng jiǎ shè

(math.) the continuum hypothesis

大连外国语大学
dà lián wài guó yǔ dà xué

Dalian University of Foreign Languages

连坐
lián zuò

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

连系词
lián xì cí

copula (linguistics)

连续译码阶段
lián xù yì mǎ jiē duàn

sequential decoding stage

连写
lián xiě

to write without lifting one's pen from the paper

骨肉相连
gǔ ròu xiāng lián

lit. interrelated as bones and flesh (idiom); inseparably related

连奔带跑
lián bēn dài pǎo

to run quickly

李连杰
lǐ lián jié

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

连体裤
lián tǐ kù

jumpsuit

重连
chóng lián

to reconnect

一连
yī lián

in a row

外部连接
wài bù lián jiē

external link

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)

连书
lián shū

to write without lifting one's pen from the paper

连翘
lián qiáo

Forsythia

连镳并轸
lián biāo bìng zhěn

lit. reins together and carriages level (idiom); keeping exactly abreast of one another

连战连胜
lián zhàn lián shèng

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

连笔
lián bǐ

to write without lifting one's pen from the paper

连云港
lián yún gǎng

Lianyungang prefecture-level city in Jiangsu

连体
lián tǐ

conjoined (twins)

连结主义
lián jié zhǔ yì

connectionism

筠连县
yún lián xiàn

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

株连
zhū lián

to involve others (in a crime)

连云区
lián yún qū

Lianyun district of Lianyungang city 連雲港市|连云港市[lián yún gǎng shì], Jiangsu

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

连号
lián hào

consecutive serial numbers

连珠
lián zhū

joined as a string of pearls

连拖带拉
lián tuō dài lā

pushing and pulling (idiom)

连平
lián píng

Lianping county in Heyuan 河源[hé yuán], Guangdong

连手
lián shǒu

concerted action

连片
lián piàn

forming a continuous sheet

连连看
lián lián kàn

pattern matching (puzzle game)

单连接站
dān lián jiē zhàn

single attachment station (telecommunications)

连枷胸
lián jiā xiōng

flail chest (medicine)

筠连
yún lián

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

连平县
lián píng xiàn

Lianping county in Heyuan 河源[hé yuán], Guangdong

连坐制
lián zuò zhì

guilt by association

接二连三
jiē èr lián sān

one after another (idiom)

连队
lián duì

company (of troops)

一连串
yī lián chuàn

a succession of

连读
lián dú

liaison (in phonetics)

连接至
lián jiē zhì

to connect to

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

连带
lián dài

to be related

连音
lián yīn

tuplet (music)

局部连贯性
jú bù lián guàn xìng

local coherence

特别任务连
tè bié rèn wu lián

Special Duties Unit, Hong Kong special police

连通器
lián tōng qì

communicating vessels (in scientific experiment)

连系
lián xì

to link

鬼话连篇
guǐ huà lián piān

to tell one lie after another (idiom)

连载
lián zǎi

serialized

连环杀手
lián huán shā shǒu

serial killer

连续
lián xù

continuous

连枷
lián jiā

flail

连云港市
lián yún gǎng shì

Lianyungang prefecture-level city in Jiangsu

连缀动词
lián zhuì dòng cí

linking verb

马克西米连
mǎ kè xī mǐ lián

Maximilian or Maximilien (name)

连结线
lián jié xiàn

tie (music)

连接号
lián jiē hào

hyphen

互连
hù lián

interconnection

局部连结网络
jú bù lián jié wǎng luò

local connectionist network

连连
lián lián

repeatedly

接连不断
jiē lián bù duàn

in unbroken succession (idiom)

喜结连理
xǐ jié lián lǐ

to tie the knot (idiom)

连州市
lián zhōu shì

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

里勾外连
lǐ gōu wài lián

to act from inside in coordination with attackers outside

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)

连续不断
lián xù bù duàn

continuous

贯连
guàn lián

to link up

连接框
lián jiē kuàng

connection frame

连江
lián jiāng

Lianjiang county in Fuzhou 福州[fú zhōu], Fujian

核连锁反应
hé lián suǒ fǎn yìng

nuclear chain reaction

开放系统互连
kāi fàng xì tǒng hù lián

open systems interconnection

炮火连天
pào huǒ lián tiān

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

连璧
lián bì

to join jade annuli

连体婴
lián tǐ yīng

conjoined twins

绵连
mián lián

continuous

拨号连接
bō hào lián jiē

dial-up connection

大连理工大学
dà lián lǐ gōng dà xué

Dalian University of Technology

连字符
lián zì fú

hyphen

连续犯
lián xù fàn

successive offenses

双连接站
shuāng lián jiē zhàn

dual attachment station

粘连
zhān lián

adhesion

拔毛连茹
bá máo lián rú

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

连锅端
lián guō duān

to take even the cooking pots (idiom)

空话连篇
kōng huà lián piān

long-winded empty talk

坎塔布连山脉
kǎn tǎ bù lián shān mài

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

二连
èr lián

Erlian Basin in Inner Mongolia

拔茅连茹
bá máo lián rú

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

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

data link connection identifier (DLCI)

五大连池市
wǔ dà lián chí shì

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

连击
lián jī

to batter

连字号
lián zì hào

hyphen (punct.)

连同
lián tóng

together with

连铸
lián zhù

continuous casting (metallurgy)

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

连城
lián chéng

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

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)

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)

连接
lián jiē

to link; to join; to connect

连歌
lián gē

renga

连环画
lián huán huà

lianhuanhua (graphic novel)

连珠炮
lián zhū pào

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

连接酶
lián jiē méi

ligase

连声
lián shēng

repeatedly (say something)

相连
xiāng lián

to link

连州
lián zhōu

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

连续变调
lián xù biàn diào

tone sandhi

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

互相连接
hù xiāng lián jiē

interlinked

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

大连市
dà lián shì

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

连骨肉
lián gǔ ròu

chop

连长
lián zhǎng

company commander

连用
lián yòng

to use (two words etc) together

无连接
wú lián jiē

connectionless

兵连祸结
bīng lián huò jié

ravaged by successive wars

叫苦连天
jiào kǔ lián tiān

to whine on for days (idiom)

连卺
lián jǐn

to share nuptial cup

连通
lián tōng

to connect

连任
lián rèn

to continue in (a political) office

连环计
lián huán jì

interlocked stratagems

连续监视
lián xù jiān shì

continuous monitoring

搭连
dā lián

to bridge over

缝缝连连
féng féng lián lián

needlework

连接词
lián jiē cí

conjunction

连根拔
lián gēn bá

to pull up by the roots

血肉相连
xuè ròu xiāng lián

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

连续体
lián xù tǐ

continuum

孟连县
mèng lián xiàn

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

连署
lián shǔ

to cosign

连动债
lián dòng zhài

structured note (finance)

二连巨盗龙
èr lián jù dào lóng

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

连宵
lián xiāo

the same night

连麦
lián mài

(of two people in different locations) to sing or otherwise perform together using communications technology