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连
Trad. 連
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(Bushou)		 辵
Strokes 7
Composition
Strokes 8
Structure
Decomp. 车辶
辶 + 车
Prononciation
Mandarin lián
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Pinyin lian2
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连 lián to link / to join / to connect / continuously / in succession / including / (used with 也[ye3], 都[dou1] etc) even / company (military)
Results beginning with 连
连接 lián jiē to link / to join / to attach / connection / a link (on web page)
连续 lián xù continuous / in a row / serial / consecutive
连载 lián zǎi serialized / published as a serial (in a newspaper)
连忙 lián máng promptly / at once
连锁 lián suǒ to interlock / to be linked / chain (store etc)
连连 lián lián repeatedly / again and again
连结 lián jié variant of 聯結|联结[lian2 jie2]
连线 lián xiàn electrical lead / connecting line / (Tw) to connect (to a network, device etc) / to go online / connection / (congressional) caucus
连带 lián dài to be related / to entail / to involve / joint (liability etc)
连同 lián tóng together with / along with
连环 lián huán chain
连战 Lián Zhàn Lien Chan (1936-), Taiwanese politician, former vice-president and chairman of Guomintang
连夜 lián yè that very night / through the night / for several nights in a row
连声 lián shēng repeatedly (say something)
连绵 lián mián continuous / unbroken / uninterrupted / extending forever into the distance (of mountain range, river etc)
连长 lián zhǎng company commander
连累 lián lěi to involve / to implicate sb / to spread to others (harm, trouble, damage etc)
连败 lián bài consecutive defeats / to lose several times in a row
连年 lián nián successive years / over many years
连任 lián rèn to continue in (a political) office / to serve for another term of office
连发 lián fā to fire (a weapon) in rapid succession
连天 lián tiān reaching the sky / for days on end / incessantly
连贯 lián guàn to link up (disparate elements) / coherent (narrative, argument etc)
连通 lián tōng to connect / to communicate / to relate / (math.) connected
连珠 lián zhū joined as a string of pearls / in rapid succession / alignment / Renju, a Japanese game, also called Gomoku or five-in-a-row
连络 lián luò variant of 聯絡|联络[lian2 luo4]
连队 lián duì company (of troops)
连击 lián jī to batter / combo (hit) (gaming) / (volleyball, table tennis etc) double hit / double contact
连日 lián rì day after day / for several days running
连体 lián tǐ conjoined (twins) / one-piece (garment)
连用 lián yòng to use (two words etc) together / to use (sth) continuously
连翘 lián qiáo Forsythia
连番 lián fān repeatedly
连片 lián piàn forming a continuous sheet / continuous / contiguous / closely grouped
连理 lián lǐ two trees that grow together as one / fig. conjugal union
连系 lián xì to link / to connect
连署 lián shǔ to cosign / to countersign
连铸 lián zhù continuous casting (metallurgy)
连横 Lián Héng Horizontal Alliance, clique of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 jia1] during the Warring States Period (425-221 BC)
连词 lián cí conjunction
连坐 lián zuò to treat as guilty those associated with an offender (family, neighbors etc)
连作 lián zuò continuous cropping
连合 lián hé to combine / to join / to unite / alliance / same as 聯合|联合
连袂 lián mèi variant of 聯袂|联袂[lian2 mei4]
连缀 lián zhuì to put together / linking / successive / a cluster
连音 lián yīn tuplet (music) / sandhi (phonetics)
连写 lián xiě to write without lifting one's pen from the paper / (in the Romanization of Chinese) to write two or more syllables together as a single word (not separated by spaces)
连襟 lián jīn husbands of sisters / brothers-in-law / extremely close (of a relationship)
连比 lián bǐ compound ratio
连璧 lián bì to join jade annuli / fig. to combine two good things
连笔 lián bǐ to write without lifting one's pen from the paper
连城 Lián chéng Liancheng, county-level city in Longyan 龍岩|龙岩, Fujian
连串 lián chuàn one after the other / a succession of / a series of
连动 lián dòng to link / to peg (currency) / gang (gears) / continuously / serial verb construction
连读 lián dú liaison (in phonetics)
连歌 lián gē renga
连号 lián hào consecutive serial numbers / chain (of supermarkets, hotels etc) / hyphen
连枷 lián jiā flail
连耞 lián jiā flail / to thresh (using a flail)
连江 Lián jiāng Lianjiang county in Fuzhou 福州[Fu2 zhou1], Fujian / Lienchiang county of Taiwan, i.e. the Matsu Islands 馬祖列島|马祖列岛[Ma3 zu3 Lie4 dao3]
连卺 lián jǐn to share nuptial cup / (fig.) to get married
连麦 lián mài (of two people in different locations) to sing or otherwise perform together using communications technology
连翩 lián piān variant of 聯翩|联翩[lian2 pian1]
连平 Lián píng Lianping county in Heyuan 河源[He2 yuan2], Guangdong
连山 Lián shān Lianshan district of Huludao city 葫蘆島市|葫芦岛市, Liaoning
连手 lián shǒu concerted action / to collude (in dishonesty)
连书 lián shū to write without lifting one's pen from the paper / (in the Romanization of Chinese) to write two or more syllables together as a single word (not separated by spaces)
连县 Lián xiàn Lian county in Guangdong
连宵 lián xiāo the same night / that very night / successive nights
连云 Lián yún Lianyun district of Lianyungang city 連雲港市|连云港市[Lian2 yun2 gang3 shi4], Jiangsu
连州 Lián zhōu Lianzhou, county-level city in Qingyuan 清遠|清远[Qing1 yuan3], Guangdong
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连续剧 lián xù jù serialized drama / dramatic series / show in parts
连锁店 lián suǒ diàn chain store
连云港 Lián yún gǎng Lianyungang prefecture-level city in Jiangsu
连连看 lián lián kàn pattern matching (puzzle game) / matching (type of test question in which presented items are to be paired up)
连接器 lián jiē qì connector
连衣裙 lián yī qún woman's dress / frock / gown
连续性 lián xù xìng continuity
连接线 lián jiē xiàn bridging line
连通性 lián tōng xìng connectivity
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)
连环计 lián huán jì interlocked stratagems / CL:條|条[tiao2]
连裤袜 lián kù wà panty hose / tights / CL:雙|双[shuang1]
连接词 lián jiē cí conjunction
连体婴 lián tǐ yīng conjoined twins
连城县 Lián chéng xiàn Liancheng county in Longyan 龍岩|龙岩, Fujian
连动债 lián dòng zhài structured note (finance)
连根拔 lián gēn bá to pull up by the roots / to uproot
连锅端 lián guō duān to take even the cooking pots (idiom) / to clean out / to wipe out
连骨肉 lián gǔ ròu chop / rib meat
连环图 lián huán tú comic strip
连江县 Lián jiāng xiàn Lianjiang county in Fuzhou 福州[Fu2 zhou1], Fujian / Lienchiang county of Taiwan, i.e. the Matsu Islands 馬祖列島|马祖列岛[Ma3 zu3 Lie4 dao3]
连枷胸 lián jiā xiōng flail chest (medicine)
连接号 lián jiē hào hyphen
连接框 lián jiē kuàng connection frame / linked frame
连接酶 lián jiē méi ligase
连结线 lián jié xiàn tie (music)
连接至 lián jiē zhì to connect to
连绵词 lián mián cí variant of 聯綿詞|联绵词[lian2 mian2 ci2]
连南县 Lián nán xiàn Liannan Yaozu autonomous county in Qingyuan 清遠|清远[Qing1 yuan3], Guangdong
连平县 Lián píng xiàn Lianping county in Heyuan 河源[He2 yuan2], Guangdong
连山区 Lián shān qū Lianshan district of Huludao city 葫蘆島市|葫芦岛市, Liaoning
连山县 Lián shān xiàn Lianshan Zhuang and Yao autonomous county in Qingyuan 清遠|清远[Qing1 yuan3], Guangdong
连体裤 lián tǐ kù jumpsuit
连通器 lián tōng qì communicating vessels (in scientific experiment)
连销店 lián xiāo diàn chain store
连系词 lián xì cí copula (linguistics)
连续犯 lián xù fàn successive offenses / serial crime
连续集 lián xù jí TV series
连续迹 lián xù jì continuous trace
连续体 lián xù tǐ continuum
连音符 lián yīn fú tuplet (music)
连云区 Lián yún qū Lianyun district of Lianyungang city 連雲港市|连云港市[Lian2 yun2 gang3 shi4], Jiangsu
连州市 Lián zhōu shì Lianzhou, county-level city in Qingyuan 清遠|清远[Qing1 yuan3], Guangdong
连轴转 lián zhóu zhuàn lit. to continuously revolve / to work non-stop / to work around the clock (idiom)
连字符 lián zì fú hyphen
连字号 lián zì hào hyphen (punct.)
连坐制 lián zuò zhì guilt by association
连带责任 lián dài zé rèn to bear joint responsibility for sth / joint liability (law)
连续不断 lián xù bù duàn continuous / unceasing
连锁反应 lián suǒ fǎn yìng chain reaction
连本带利 lián běn dài lì both principal and interest / capital plus profit
连篇累牍 lián piān lěi dú (of a piece of writing) long and tedious (idiom) / verbose
连镳并轸 lián biāo bìng zhěn lit. reins together and carriages level (idiom) / keeping exactly abreast of one another / running neck and neck
连三并四 lián sān bìng sì one after the other / in succession (idiom)
连续指数  chain indices
连级军官  junior officer
连续采伐  swath felling / continuous felling
连续采样  continuous sampling
连带效应  cascade effect
连续视察  continuous inspection
连带就业  induced employment
连奔带跑 lián bēn dài pǎo to run quickly / to rush / to gallop
连带费用 lián dài fèi yòng associated costs
连带移民 lián dài yí mín ancillary migration
连滚带爬 lián gǔn dài pá rolling and crawling / trying frantically to escape (idiom)
连哄带骗 lián hǒng dài piàn to cajole / to sweet talk sb into doing sth
连哄带骗 lián hōng dài piàn to cajole / to sweet talk sb into doing sth
连环杀手 lián huán shā shǒu serial killer
连接方案 lián jiē fāng àn bridging programme
连接项目 lián jiē xiàng mù bridging project
连结主义 lián jié zhǔ yì connectionism
连帽卫衣 lián mào wèi yī hooded sweatshirt / hoodie
连锁商店 lián suǒ shāng diàn chain store
连踢带打 lián tī dài dǎ to kick and beat (idiom)
连体婴儿 lián tǐ yīng ér conjoined twins / Siamese twins
连体泳衣 lián tǐ yǒng yī one-piece swimsuit
连拖带拉 lián tuō dài lā pushing and pulling (idiom)
连续变调 lián xù biàn diào tone sandhi
Approximate Results for 连
大连 Dà lián Dalian subprovincial city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3] in northeast China
相连 xiāng lián to link / to join / link / connection
接连 jiē lián on end / in a row / in succession
一连 yī lián in a row / in succession / running
牵连 qiān lián to implicate / implicated / to link together
流连 liú lián to loiter (i.e. reluctant to leave) / to linger on
互连 hù lián interconnection
黄连 huáng lián Chinese goldthread (Coptis chinensis), rhizome used in medicine
粘连 nián lián to adhere / to stick together
粘连 zhān lián adhesion / to adhere / to cohere / to stick
留连 liú lián variant of 流連|流连[liu2 lian2]
二连 Er4 lián Erlian Basin in Inner Mongolia
株连 zhū lián to involve others (in a crime) / guilt by association
毗连 pí lián to adjoin
重连 chóng lián to reconnect / reconnection
搭连 dā lian variant of 褡褳|褡裢[da1 lian5]
搭连 dā lián to bridge over / colligation (linguistics)
颠连 diān lián illogical
勾连 gōu lián to be linked together / to be involved with / to collude / interconnection / involvement / collusion
关连 guān lián variant of 關聯|关联[guan1 lian2]
贯连 guàn lián to link up / to join together / to connect
结连 jié lián linked in a chain
绵连 mián lián continuous / uninterrupted
祁连 Qí lián Qilian County in Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海北藏族自治州[Hai3 bei3 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
筠连 Yún lián Yunlian county in Yibin 宜賓|宜宾[Yi2 bin1], Sichuan
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一连串 yī lián chuàn a succession of / a series of
不连续 bù lián xù discontinuous / discrete
炮兵连  battery
后备连  Reserve Company
排雷连  demining company
保养连  maintenance company
超连结 chāo lián jié (Tw) hyperlink
大连市 Dà lián shì Dalian subprovincial city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3] in northeast China
多肽连 duō tài lián polypeptide chain
架桥连 jià qiáo lián bridging company
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
李连杰 Lǐ Lián jié Li Lianjie or Jet Li (1963-), martial arts sportsman, subsequently film star and director
留连果 liú lián guǒ variant of 榴槤果|榴梿果, durian fruit
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
孟连县 Mèng lián xiàn Menglian Dai, Lahu and Va autonomous county in Pu'er 普洱[Pu3 er3], Yunnan
毗连区 pí lián qū contiguous zone
祁连山 Qí lián shān Qilian Mountains in Qinghai
祁连县 Qí lián xiàn Qilian County in Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海北藏族自治州[Hai3 bei3 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
三连胜 sān lián shèng hat-trick (sports)
无连接 wú lián jiē connectionless
修路连 xiū lù lián road repair company
有关连 yǒu guān lián relate
筠连县 Yún lián xiàn Yunlian county in Yibin 宜賓|宜宾[Yi2 bin1], Sichuan
运输连 yùn shū lián transport company
接二连三 jiē èr lián sān one after another (idiom) / in quick succession
流连忘返 liú lián wàng fǎn to linger / to remain enjoying oneself and forget to go home
价值连城 jià zhí lián chéng invaluable / priceless
接连不断 jiē lián bù duàn in unbroken succession (idiom)
拨号连接 bō hào lián jiē dial-up connection / dial-up networking
血肉相连 xuè ròu xiāng lián one's own flesh and blood (idiom) / closely related
喜结连理 xǐ jié lián lǐ to tie the knot (idiom) / to get married
拔毛连茹 bá máo lián rú lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom) / fig. also involving others / inextricably tangled together / Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.
废话连篇 fèi huà lián piān a bunch of nonsense / verbose and rambling
缝缝连连 féng féng lián lián needlework / sewing and mending
骨肉相连 gǔ ròu xiāng lián lit. interrelated as bones and flesh (idiom) / inseparably related / closely intertwined
叫苦连天 jiào kǔ lián tiān to whine on for days (idiom) / to endlessly grumble complaints / incessant whining
空话连篇 kōng huà lián piān long-winded empty talk
里勾外连 lǐ gōu wài lián to act from inside in coordination with attackers outside / attacked from both inside and out
妙语连珠 miào yǔ lián zhū sparkling with wit (idiom)
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
炮火连天 pào huǒ lián tiān cannon firing for days on end (idiom) / enveloped in the flames of war
领土连续  territorial continuity
毗连地点  contiguous location
拔茅连茹 bá máo lián rú lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom) / fig. also involving others / inextricably tangled together / Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.
兵连祸结 bīng lián huò jié ravaged by successive wars / war-torn / war-ridden
不连续面 bù lián xù miàn surface of discontinuity
单连接站 dān lián jiē zhàn single attachment station (telecommunications)
二连浩特 Er4 lián hào tè Erenhot City in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xi1 lin2 guo1 le4 Meng2], Inner Mongolia
二连盆地 Er4 lián pén dì Erlian Basin in Inner Mongolia
鬼话连篇 guǐ huà lián piān to tell one lie after another (idiom) / to talk nonsense / bogus story
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[Zong4 heng2 jia1] during the Warring States Period (425-221 BC)
互相连接 hù xiāng lián jiē interlinked
绝对连续 jué duì lián xù absolutely continuous (math.)
坎塔布连 Kǎn tǎ bù lián Cantabria in north Spain
科连特斯 kē lián tè sī Corrientes
留连论诗 liú lián lùn shī to continue to discuss a poem over a long period
面向连接 miàn xiàng lián jiē connection-oriented
密切相连 mì qiè xiāng lián to relate closely / closely related
祁连山脉 Qí lián Shān mài Qilian Mountains (formerly Richthofen Range), dividing Qinghai and Gansu provinces
热连球菌 rè lián qiú jūn Streptococcus thermophilus
双连接站 shuāng lián jiē zhàn dual attachment station
外部连接 wài bù lián jiē external link
五大连池 Wǔ dà lián chí Wudalianchi, county-level city in Heihe 黑河[Hei1 he2], Heilongjiang
无缝连接 wú fèng lián jiē seamless connection
小型连枷 xiǎo xíng lián jiā mini-flail
虚拟连接 xū nǐ lián jiē virtual connection
限制连记法  limited vote
步兵加强连  reinforced rifle company
二连浩特市 Er4 lián hào tè shì Erenhot City in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xi1 lin2 guo1 le4 Meng2], 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)
非连续取样 fēi lián xù qǔ yàng discrete sampling
核连锁反应 hé lián suǒ fǎn yìng nuclear chain reaction
局部连贯性 jú bù lián guàn xìng local coherence
坎塔布连海 Kǎn tǎ bù lián hǎi Bay of Biscay (Spanish: Mare Cantabrico)
马克西米连 Mǎ kè xī mǐ lián Maximilian or Maximilien (name)
全额连记法 quán é lián jì fǎ bloc vote
特别任务连 tè bié rèn wu lián Special Duties Unit, Hong Kong special police
网路连接层 wǎng lù liàn jié céng network link layer
五大连池市 Wǔ dà lián chí shì Wudalianchi, county-level city in Heihe 黑河[Hei1 he2], Heilongjiang
哑巴吃黄连 yǎ ba chī huáng lián no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom) / also written 啞巴吃黃蓮|哑巴吃黄莲 / (often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出[you3 ku3 shuo1 bu5 chu1])
业务连续性 yè wù lián xù xìng business continuity
大连理工大学 Dà lián Lǐ gōng Dà xué Dalian University of Technology
警卫和行政连  Guard and Administrative Company
假设参考连接  hypothetical reference connection
领土毗连国家  contiguous State
领土的连续性  territorial contiguity
铁路连接协定  Railway Link Agreement
导爆索连接结 dǎo bào suǒ lián jiē jié girth hitch
分布连结网络 fēn bù lián jié wǎng luò distributed connectionist network
固定虚拟连接 gù dìng xū nǐ lián jiē Permanent Virtual Connection / PVC
加路连山球场 jiā lù lián shān qiú chǎng Caroline
局部连结网络 jú bù lián jié wǎng luò local connectionist network
开放系统互连 kāi fàng xì tǒng hù lián open systems interconnection / OSI
坎塔布连山脉 Kǎn tǎ bù lián shān mài Cantabrian mountain range in north Spain dividing Asturias from Castilla-Leon
水汽连续吸收 shuǐ qì lián xù xī shōu water vapour continuum
虚拟通道连接 xū nǐ tōng dào lián jiē virtual channel connection / VCC
司令部和后勤连  headquarters and logistics company
业务连续性规划  business continuity planning
业务连续性计划  business continuity planning
自动脱落连接器  umbilical connector
毗连海域和空域  adjoining sea area and air space
沉积层的连续性  continuity of sediments
司令部和勤务连  headquarters and services company / HQ & Svcs Coy
大连外国语大学 Dà lián Wài guó yǔ Dà xué Dalian University of Foreign Languages
湄公河连串水坝 méi gōng hé lián chuàn shuǐ bà Mekong cascade
媒体接口连接器 méi tǐ jiē kǒu lián jiē qì medium interface connector
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[wu1 lou4 pian1 feng2 lian2 ye4 yu3]
企业对企业连接 qǐ yè duì qǐ yè lián jiē business-to-business connectivity
屋漏更遭连夜雨 wū lòu gèng zāo lián yè yǔ when it rains, it pours (idiom)
屋漏偏逢连夜雨 wū lòu piān féng lián yè yǔ when it rains, it pours (idiom)
业务连续性管理 yè wù lián xù xìng guǎn lǐ business continuity management
领海及毗连区公约  Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone
区域电力连网小组  Regional Group for Electricity Exchange
地球非热连续辐射  terrestrial non-thermal-continuum radiation
开放系统互连模式 kāi fàng xì tǒng hù lián mú shì Open Systems Interconnection model / OSI model
曼彻斯特都市连接 màn chè sī tè dū shì lián jiē Manchester
数据链路连接标识 shù jù liàn lù lián jiē biāo zhì data link connection identifier (DLCI)
业务连续性管理股 yè wù lián xù xìng guǎn lǐ gǔ Business Continuity Management Unit
灾后恢复和业务连续  disaster recovery and business continuity
司令部保卫和安全连  headquarters defence and security company
浮游生物连续记录仪 fú yóu shēng wù lián xù jì lù yí Continuous Plankton Recorder
临时性电话线路连接 lín shí xìng diàn huà xiàn lù lián jiē phone patch interlink
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) / abbr. to 莫霍面[Mo4 huo4 mian4]
数据链路连接识别码 shù jù liàn lù lián jiē shí bié mǎ Data Link Connection Identifier / DLCI
业务连续性管理专家 yè wù lián xù xìng guǎn lǐ zhuān jiā Business Continuity Management Specialist
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