HSK 6 · Verbs

联络 liánluò “to contact” in Chinese

Traditional 聯絡

What 联络 means

  1. to contact
  2. to liaise
  3. to get in touch with
  4. to stay in contact (with)
  5. liaison
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • (maths.) connection

How to say 联络

  • 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 fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale络luò4th tone, falling

联络 in a sentence

  1. 让我们保持联络。

    Ràng wǒmen bǎochí liánluò.

    Let’s keep in touch.

    Sentence #334204 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 我没办法联络到他。

    Wǒ méi bànfǎ liánluò dào tā.

    I can’t get hold of him.

    Sentence #429413 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 我跟父母联络了一下。

    Wǒ gēn fùmǔ liánluò le yíxià.

    I got in touch with my parents.

    Sentence #330586 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 联络 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 络 (luò) with each of its parts in a different colour
络luònet-like object
  • 纟silk form of 糸 · mìMeaning part
  • 各individual · gèSound part

纟 hints at the meaning (silk); 各 (gè) hints at the sound. Compare it with luò.

How to write 联络

联 12 strokes · 络 9 strokes

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

Words related to 联络

Words with 联

联系liánxì · to contact互联网hùliánwǎng · the internet联合liánhé · to combine联欢liánhuān · to have a get-together联想liánxiǎng · to associate (ideas)联盟liánméng · alliance对联duìlián · couplet (on scrolls beside a door)

Words with 络

网络wǎngluò · network络绎不绝luòyìbùjué · in an endless stream

More words: Thinking & Talking

口气kǒuqì · tone of voice口头kǒutóu · oral口音kǒuyīn · accent唠叨láodao · to nag联想liánxiǎng · to associate (ideas)理睬lǐcǎi · to pay attention to列举lièjǔ · to list领会lǐnghuì · to understand

FAQs

联络 (liánluò) means “to contact” or “to liaise”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it liánluò: lián with a 2nd tone, then luò with a 4th 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, 联络 is written 聯絡. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type lianluo with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 联络 from the suggestions. Typing lianluo into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
联络 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 from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.