HSK 4 · Verbs

连 lián “even (连…都/也)” in Chinese

Traditional 連

  1. even (连…都/也)
  2. to link
  3. to join
  4. to connect
  5. continuously
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • in succession
  • including
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale连lián2nd tone, rising

  1. 连小孩儿都会做。

    Lián xiǎoháir dōu huì zuò.

    Even a child could do it.

    Sentence #4757667 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 我连你叫什么都不知道。

    Wǒ lián nǐ jiào shénme dōu bù zhīdao.

    I don’t even know your name.

    Sentence #5112473 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 我连去散步的时间也没有。

    Wǒ lián qù sànbù de shíjiān yě méiyǒu.

    I don’t even have time to go for a walk.

    Sentence #542545 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 连 (lián) with each of its parts in a different colour
连liánto link
  • 车cart · chē
  • 辶walking form of 辵 · chuò

连 7 strokes

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连 (lián) stroke order chart: each stroke of the character in the order you write it
Stroke order chart for 连 (lián). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words with 连

连续liánxù · continuous连忙liánmáng · promptly连年liánnián · for years in a row连锁liánsuǒ · chain (store etc.)接连jiēlián · in succession连同liántóng · together with

More words: Common Verbs

来得及láidejí · to have enough time来自láizì · to come from (a place)浪费làngfèi · to waste理发lǐfà · to get a haircut留liú · to stay免费miǎnfèi · free (of charge)迷路mílù · to lose the way弄nòng · to do
连 (lián) means “even (连…都/也)” or “to link”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it lián: lián with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 连 is written 連. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type lian with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 连 from the suggestions. Typing lian into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
连 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.