连

lián

surname Lian

preposition（动副） HSK 3.0 · Band 4 trad. 連

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

连

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

连
  • 连接liánjiēto linkB5
  • 连忙liánmángpromptlyB5
  • 连续liánxùcontinuousB5
  • 接连jiēliánon endB6
  • 相连xiāngliánto linkB6
  • 接二连三jiē’èr-liánsān(idiom) one after anotherB7
  • 连贯liánguànto link up (disparate elements)B7

See it in sentences

他连饭都没有吃。

He did not even eat.

这道题连老师都不会。

Even the teacher cannot do this problem.