連 (lin4 | lian2) : link; continuously; including; even

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連

lin4

lian2

[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

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 11

Level: 3

Radical: (#162)

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

連 / 连

Don't confuse with:
運

This word has been viewed 16576 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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連帽衣 lin4 mou6*2 ji1 lian2 mao4 yi1 = hooded shirt; hoodie; shirt with attached hood.

連仁 lin4*1 jan4*2 = linen (loanword)

連詞 lin4 ci4 lian2 ci2 = (lang.) conjunction

連接詞 lin4 zip3 ci4 lian2 jie1 ci2 = (lang.) conjunction

一連 jat1 lin4 yi1 lian2 = in a row

接二連三 zip3 ji6 lin4 saam1 jie1 er4 lian2 san1 = (idiom) one right after another

接連 zip3 lin4 jie1 lian2 = in a row; in succession; on end

連續 lin4 zuk6 lian2 xu4 = continuous; consecutive

互連 wu6 lin4 hu4 lian2 = interconnection, interlinking, nexus

連連 lin4 lin4 lian2 lian2 = repeatedly
See all 81 compounds (CantoDict reports 82 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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連一秒我都唔可以嘥粵
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]

佢連車都買唔起, 何況係買屋粵
He can't afford a car, let alone a house.

豈但年青人愛好運動，就連上了年紀的人也積極鍛煉身體。
Not only are the young keen in sports, even the elderly are enthusiastic about physical training.

佢住喺座山度，不知幾咁隔涉，連車都行唔到粵
He lives up on a mountain, really secluded, you can't even reach it by car.

李連杰都算幾錫身,導演都幫佢搵埋替身啦粵
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.)]

我哋連佢咩動機都唔知道呀粵
We don't even know what his motive is.
[Lit. we even he what motive also not-know [particle].]

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Decimal representation of this word: 連
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