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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 14414 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
See all 81 compounds (CantoDict reports 82 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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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