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连
lián
Main
English Definitionto link; to join; to connect; continuously; in succession; including; (used with 也, 都 etc) even; company (military); (Chinese surname)
Simplified Script连
Traditional Script連
Pinyinlián
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄌㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)lin4
Part of Speech(动) verb, (介) preposition, (副) adverb, (连) conjunction
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=3 TOCFL=4,6

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Words With Same Head Word    
连续剧liánxù jùserialized drama; dramatic series; show in parts
连络liánluòvariant of 聯絡
连续liánxùto be continuous; in a row; serial; consecutive
连接liánjiēto link; to join; to attach; connection; a link (on web page)
连忙liánmángpromptly; at once
Words With Same Tail Word    
干连gānliánto be implicated
一连yīliánin a row; in succession; running
接连jiēliánon end; in a row; in succession
牵连qiānliánto implicate; implicated; to link together
大连dàliánDalian subprovincial city in Liaoning province 辽宁省 in northeast China
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