connect (prep.)
HSK 4
Traditional
連
Radicals
Stroke order
Phonetically similar words
脸 liǎn - face (n.) | HSK 3
Examples
他连一次也没迟到过。 tā lián yīcì yě méi chídào guò. - He has never been late, not even once.
她连家都不记得怎么回的。 tā lián jiā dōu bù jìde zěnme huí de. - She doesn’t even remember how she got home.
我连他的名字都记不住。 wǒ lián tā de míngzì dōu jì bu zhù. - I can’t even remember his name.
这个问题连小孩子都能回答。 zhège wèntí lián xiǎoháizi dōu néng huídá. - Even a child can answer this question.
他连一句话都没说，就走了。 tā lián yī jù huà dōu méi shuō, jiù zǒu le. - He left without even saying a word.
Phrases
连忙 lián máng - promptly; immediately; instantly (adv.) | HSK 5
连续 lián xù - continuous (adj.) | HSK 5
接连 jiē lián - in a row; in succession (adv.) | HSK 6
连年 lián nián - in consecutive years; for years on end (v.) | HSK 6
连锁 lián suǒ - chain (adj.) | HSK 6
连同 lián tóng - together with; along with (conj.) | HSK 6