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  lin4   jyutping
  lian2   pinyin
[1] [v] link; join; connect; involve
[2] [adv] continuously; in succession; one after another
[3] [prep] including; together with; besides
[4] [prep] even; to the extent of
[5] [military] company (of soldiers)
[6] [noun] a Chinese family name


nounAdditional PoS: verbadverbpreposition
Stroke count: 11
Level: 3
Radical: (#162)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
連 / 连

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This word has been viewed 14498 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 21st Feb 2010 01:56

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detail  lin4 mou6*2 ji1  lian2 mao4 yi1 = hooded shirt; hoodie; shirt with attached hood.
detail  lin4*1 jan4*2   = linen (loanword)
detail  lin4 ci4  lian2 ci2 = (lang.) conjunction
detail  lin4 zip3 ci4  lian2 jie1 ci2 = (lang.) conjunction
detail  jat1 lin4  yi1 lian2 = in a row
detail  zip3 ji6 lin4 saam1  jie1 er4 lian2 san1 = (idiom) one right after another
detail  zip3 lin4  jie1 lian2 = in a row; in succession; on end
detail  lin4 zuk6  lian2 xu4 = continuous; consecutive
detail  wu6 lin4  hu4 lian2 = interconnection, interlinking, nexus
detail  lin4 lin4  lian2 lian2 = repeatedly
detail  lin4 jam6  lian2 ren4 = continue in (a political) office, serve for another term of office
detail  lin4 tung4  lian2 tong2 = together/along with
detail  lin4 zip3  lian2 jie1 = to link, to join, to attach, connection
detail  cyun3 lin4   = cascade
detail  lin4 cyun3  lian2 chuan4 = a series of
detail  lin4 jat6   = day after day
detail  jat1 lin4 cyun3  yi1 lian2 chuan4 = series/string/chain of
detail  lin4 hei3   = successively, continuously
detail  lin4 saam1 fu3   = boiler suit
detail  lin4 nin4  lian2 nian2 = successive years
detail  lin4 fu3 mat6  lian2 ku4 wa1 = pantyhose; tights
detail  jau5 gwaan1 lin4  you3 guan1 lian2 = relate
detail  lin4 so2 faan2 jing3  lian2 suo3 fan3 ying4 = chain reaction
detail  lin4 zuk6 gaam1 si6  lian2 xu4 jian1 shi4 = continuous monitoring
detail  lin4 leoi6  lian2 lei3 = to implicate others; to drag into a situation; embroil
detail  mou4 lin4 zip3  wu2 lian2 jie1 = connectionless
detail  pei4 lin4  pi2 lian2 = adjoining
detail 調  lin4 zuk6 bin3 diu6  lian2 xu4 bian4 diao4 = tone sandhi
detail  gin3 lin4 jyun4*2   = quinine (loanword)
detail  lin4 zip3 hei3  lian2 jie1 qi4 = connector
detail  gaa3 zik6 lin4 sing4  jia4 zhi2 lian2 cheng2 = worth several cities; invaluable; priceless
detail  sam6 zi3 lin4   = even
detail  lin4 lok3   = liaison
detail  mui4 tai2 zip3 hau2 lin4 zip3 hei3  mei2 ti3 jie1 kou3 lian2 jie1 qi4 = medium interface connector (common formation)
detail  waai1 wu1 lin4*1   = loanword for "violin"
detail  lin4 maai4   = to include; including
detail  saan1 seoi2 soeng1 lin4  shan1 shui3 xiang1 lian2 = mountain and water join together in the horizon
detail  lou5 zung6 lin4   = to mediate in a dispute; Lu Zhonglian
detail  lin4 zung3 saam1 jyun4  lian2 zhong4 san1 yuan2 = hat trick
detail  ciu1 lin4 git3   = a hyperlink, hyperlinks
detail  lin4 sin3  lian2 xian4 = connecting line
detail  lin4 ji1 kwan4  lian2 yi1 qun2 = a one piece dress
detail  lin4 zuk6 ping4 gu2  lian2 xu4 ping2 gu1 = Continual Assessment (CA) (common formation)
detail  zyu1 lin4  zhu1 lian2 = implicate others
detail  miu6 jyu5 lin4 zyu1  miao4 yu3 lian2 zhu1 = make witty remarks one after another
detail  lin4 so2  lian2 suo3 = chain; connection
detail  lin4 so2 dim3  lian2 suo3 dian4 = chain store
detail  lin4 seoi2 luk6 lou6  lian2 shui3 lu4 lu4 = portage
detail  lin4 zuk6 kek6  lian2 xu4 ju4 = TV series
detail  lin4 siu1 daai3 daa2   = parry and counterattack
detail  lin4 zyu6   = link together
detail  lin4 gun3 sing3  lian2 guan4 xing4 = coherency
detail  lau4 lin4  liu2 lian2 = to loiter (i.e., reluctant to leave); to linger on
detail  lin4 waan4  lian2 huan2 = chain; chain of rings; connecting link
detail  lin4 san1 kwan4  lian2 shen1 qun2 = one piece dress
detail  lin4 je6  lian2 ye4 = 1. that very night 2. night after night
detail  lin4 so2 haau6 jing3  lian2 suo3 xiao4 ying1 = knock-on effect
detail  bing6 lit6 lin4 zip3 ci4  bing4 lie4 lian2 jie1 ci2 = a coordinating conjunction
detail  daai6 lin4  da4 lian2 = Dalian
detail  gau2 zi2 lin4 waan4  jiu3 zi5 lian2 huan2 = (mahjong) nine gates/gates of heaven
detail  zing3 fu2 gei1 gwaan1 hoi1 fong3 hai6 tung2 wu6 lin4 zung2 zak1  zheng4 fu3 ji1 guan1 kai1 fang4 xi4 tong3 hu4 lian2 zong3 ze2 = Government Open system Interconnection Profile (GOSIP)
detail  fan1 bou3 lin4 git3 mong5 lok3  fen1 bu4 lian2 jie2 wang3 luo4 = distributed connectionist network
detail  hoi1 fong3 hai6 tung2 wu6 lin4  kai1 fang4 xi4 tong3 hu4 lian2 = open systems interconnection; OSI
detail  daan1 lin4 zip3 zaam6  dan1 lian2 jie1 zhan4 = single attachment station
detail  guk6 bou6 lin4 git3 mong5 lok6  ju2 bu4 lian2 jie2 wang3 luo4 = local connectionist network
detail  guk6 bou6 lin4 gun3 sing3  ju2 bu4 lian2 guan4 xing4 = local coherence
detail  lin4 gong1  lian2 jiang1 = Lianjiang (place in Fujian)
detail  lin4 jyun6  lian2 xian4 = Lian county (county in Guangdong)
detail  lin4 ping4  lian2 ping2 = Lianping (place in Guangdong)
detail  lin4 sing4  lian2 cheng2 = Liancheng (place in Fujian)
detail  lin4 wan4 gong2  lian2 yun2 gang3 = Lianyungang (city in Jiangsu)
detail  ji6 lin4 hou6 dak6  er4 lian2 hao4 te4 = Erlianhaote (city in Inner Mongolia)
detail  ng5 daai6 lin4 ci4  wu3 da4 lian2 chi2 = Wudalianchi (city in Heilongjiang)
detail 便  bin6 fuk6 lin4 so2 dim3   = Uniqlo (unisex clothing warehouse)
detail  saam1 lin4 jam1  san1 lian2 yin1 = triplet
detail  lin4 mong4  lian2 mang2 = promptly / at once
detail  se5 man4 lin4  she4 min2 lian2 = League of Social Democrats (LSD)
detail  lin4 kiu4  lian2 qiao2 = forsythia
detail  lei5 lin4 git6  li3 lian2 jie2 = Jet Li
detail  muk6 lin4  mu4 lian2 = (Buddhist 佛) Mahamaudgalyayana or Kolita.One of Shakyamuni Buddha's ten major disciples, known as foremost in transcendental powers.
detail  lin4 naam4 jiu4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6  lian2 nan2 Yao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4 = Liannan Yaozu autonomous county (county in Guangdong)
detail  lin4 zin3   = Lien Chan (Taiwanese politician, former VP of ROC)
detail  lin4 hoi2  lian2 kai3 = Andrew Lin Hoi (a.k.a, Andrew Lien)

Showing all 6 examples containing 連
detail 唔可以
I can't waste even a second.
[Lit. even one second I also not-allowed waste Std. Chinese: 我不可以浪費每一秒]
detail , 何況
He can't afford a car, let alone a house.
detail 豈但年青人愛好運動年紀積極鍛煉身體
Not only are the young keen in sports, even the elderly are enthusiastic about physical training.
detail audio 住喺不知幾隔涉
He lives up on a mountain, really secluded, you can't even reach it by car.
detail 李連杰錫身,導演替身
Jet Li takes pretty good care of himself, his movie director even found a stand-in for him.
[(So that he doesn't have to do the stunts himself.)]
detail 我哋動機唔知道
We don't even know what his motive is.
[Lit. we even he what motive also not-know [particle].]

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