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| Pronunciation |
: |
lián |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- connect; link; join. (conjunction)
- in succession; one after another. (adv)
- including. (prep)
- even (used correlatively with 也，都，etc.). (prep)
|
| Radical |
: |
辶 |
| Strokes |
: |
7 |
| Traditional |
: |
連 ( Stroke Order ) |
| Usage |
: |
29.1% |
|
Common Words / Phrases:
| 2. |
|
|
: |
implicate; get sb.into trouble |
| 4. |
|
|
: |
take concerted action |
| 5. |
|
|
: |
successive; continuous; consecutive |
| 6. |
|
|
: |
in succession; in a row |
| 7. |
|
|
: |
be joined; be linked together |
Sentences:
| 1. Connect these electric wires. |
| bǎ |
zhè |
liǎng |
tiáo |
diàn |
xiàn |
lián |
qǐ |
lái |
。 |
| 把 |
这 |
两 |
条 |
电 |
线 |
连 |
起 |
来 |
。 |
|
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| 把 |
: |
used to shift the object to before the verb, which must be accompanied by some other expression. |
| 这 |
: |
this |
| 两 |
: |
two |
| 条 |
: |
measure word |
| 电线 |
: |
electric wires |
| 连 |
: |
connect |
| 起来 |
: |
indicating completeness or effectiveness |
|
| 2. He spoke continuously for three hours. |
| tā |
lián |
shuō |
le |
sān |
gè |
zhōng |
tóu |
。 |
| 他 |
连 |
说 |
了 |
三 |
个 |
钟 |
头 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 连 |
: |
successive; continuous; consecutive |
| 说 |
: |
speak; talk |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
| 三 |
: |
three |
| 个 |
: |
measure word |
| 钟头 |
: |
hour |
|
| 3. There are ten people, including you. |
| lián |
nǐ |
yī |
gòng |
shí |
gè |
rén |
。 |
| 连 |
你 |
一 |
共 |
十 |
个 |
人 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 连 |
: |
including |
| 你 |
: |
you |
| 一共 |
: |
altogether |
| 十 |
: |
ten |
| 个 |
: |
measure word |
| 人 |
: |
people |
|
| 4. Even I know. |
| lián |
wǒ |
dōu |
zhī |
dào |
。 |
| 连 |
我 |
都 |
知 |
道 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 连 |
: |
even |
| 我 |
: |
I |
| 都 |
: |
(used with 连) even |
| 知道 |
: |
know |
|
| 5. It’s been raining for months on end. |
| yì |
lián |
xià |
le |
jǐ |
gè |
yuè |
de |
yǔ |
。 |
| 一 |
连 |
下 |
了 |
几 |
个 |
月 |
的 |
雨 |
。 |
|
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| 一连 |
: |
in succession; in a row |
| 下 |
: |
fall |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
| 几 |
: |
a few |
| 个 |
: |
measure word |
| 月 |
: |
month |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute; to |
| 雨 |
: |
rain |
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