HSK 6 · Function Words

连同 liántóng “together with” in Chinese

Traditional 連同

What 连同 means

  1. together with
  2. along with

How to say 连同

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale连lián2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale同tóng2nd tone, rising

连同 in a sentence

  1. 妈妈把被单连同床单一起拿去洗了。

    Māma bǎ bèidān liántóng chuángdān yìqǐ ná qù xǐ le.

    Mum took the quilt cover along with the sheet to be washed.

    Sentence #2105833 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 连同 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 连 (lián) with each of its parts in a different colour
连liánto link
  • 车cart · chē
  • 辶walking form of 辵 · chuò
The character 同 (tóng) with each of its parts in a different colour
同tónglike
  • 凡any · fán
  • 口mouth · kǒu

Memory aidPicture everyone 凡 speaking with one mouth 口: the same, together.

How to write 连同

连 7 strokes · 同 6 strokes

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

Words related to 连同

Words with 连

连lián · even (连…都/也)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

Words with 同

同学tóngxué · classmate同事tóngshì · colleague同意tóngyì · agree不同bùtóng · different同时tóngshí · at the same time相同xiāngtóng · the same同情tóngqíng · to sympathise with共同gòngtóng · common同样tóngyàng · likewise胡同hútòng · lane

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接连jiēlián · in succession进而jìn'ér · and then况且kuàngqiě · moreover啦la · (sentence-final particle: 了 + 啊)嘛ma · (particle indicating obviousness or urging)枚méi · (measure word for coins免得miǎnde · so as not to明明míngmíng · clearly

FAQs

连同 (liántóng) means “together with” or “along with”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it liántóng: lián with a 2nd tone, then tóng 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, 连同 is written 連同. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type liantong with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 连同 from the suggestions. Typing liantong into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
连同 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.