HSK 6 · Sport

联欢 liánhuān “to have a get-together” in Chinese

Traditional 聯歡

What 联欢 means

  1. to have a get-together
  2. party
  3. celebration

How to say 联欢

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale联lián2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale欢huān1st tone, high and level

联欢 in a sentence

  1. 新年的时候，公司举行了联欢会。

    Xīnnián de shíhou, gōngsī jǔxíng le liánhuānhuì.

    At New Year the company held a party.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 中外学生一起联欢。

    Zhōngwài xuésheng yìqǐ liánhuān.

    Chinese and international students had a get-together.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 联欢 is built

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 联 (lián) with each of its parts in a different colour
联liánto ally oneself with; to unite
  • 耳ear · ěrMeaning part
  • 关frontier pass · guānSound part

耳 hints at the meaning (ear); 关 (guān) hints at the sound. Compare it with lián.

The character 欢 (huān) with each of its parts in a different colour
欢huānjoyous
  • 又again · yòu
  • 欠yawn · qiàn

Memory aidSimplified from 歡. 欠 is a person with an open mouth: laughing out loud with joy.

How to write 联欢

联 12 strokes · 欢 6 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

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

Words related to 联欢

Words with 联

联系liánxì · to contact互联网hùliánwǎng · the internet联合liánhé · to combine联络liánluò · to contact联想liánxiǎng · to associate (ideas)联盟liánméng · alliance对联duìlián · couplet (on scrolls beside a door)

Words with 欢

喜欢xǐhuan · to like欢迎huānyíng · to welcome欢乐huānlè · joy

More words: Sport & Leisure

防守fángshǒu · to defend较量jiàoliàng · contest季军jìjūn · third place竞赛jìngsài · competition攀登pāndēng · to climb潜水qiánshuǐ · to dive气功qìgōng · qigong (breathing exercises)胜负shèngfù · victory or defeat

FAQs

联欢 (liánhuān) means “to have a get-together” or “party”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it liánhuān: lián with a 2nd tone, then huān with a 1st 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, 联欢 is written 聯歡. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type lianhuan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 联欢 from the suggestions. Typing lianhuan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
联欢 is an HSK 6 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 written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.