连 lián link up
link up; even; join
How to remember 连: 辶 road + 车 car = link up. The first car rolls down the new road from the mountain village, built at last to link up the village and the town.
Component breakdown
连 = 辶 road + 车 car
- 辶 road
- 车 car
The first car rolls down the new road from the mountain village, built at last to link up the village and the town.
How it came to be
A road with a cart on it, one of a line of carts. Each is joined to the one in front, which is where "continuous" and "even" come from.
How it is used
- 'Even' in the emphatic pattern 连…都/也 - 连小孩都懂 (lián xiǎohái dōu dǒng) even a child understands.
- Also 'to link/join': 连接 (liánjiē) connect, 连续 (liánxù) continuous, 相连 (xiānglián) be joined.
- 连忙 (liánmáng) means 'hurriedly/at once.' The 连…都 emphasis is the trap-worthy grammar point.
Characters built with 连
Words with 连
- 连忙liánmángpromptlyHSK 5
- 连接liánjiēto linkHSK 5
- 连续liánxùcontinuousHSK 5
- 接连jiēliánon endHSK 6
- 相连xiāngliánto linkHSK 6
- 一连yìliánin a rowHSK 7
- 接二连三jiē’èr-liánsānone after anotherHSK 7
- 连任liánrènto continue in (a political) officeHSK 7
- 连同liántóngtogether withHSK 7
- 连年liánniánsuccessive yearsHSK 7
- 连连liánliánrepeatedlyHSK 7
- 一连串yìliánchuàna succession ofHSK 8
- 连夜liányèthat very nightHSK 9
- 连绵liánmiáncontinuousHSK 9
- 连贯liánguànto link up (disparate elements)HSK 9
- 连锁liánsuǒto interlockHSK 9
Example sentences
- 她甚至连晚饭都没吃。 Tā shènzhì lián wǎnfàn dōu méi chī.She didn't even have supper.
- 他很激动，甚至连话都说不出来了。 Tā hěn jīdòng, shènzhì lián huà dōu shuō bu chūlái le.He was so excited that he couldn't utter a word.
- 这座大桥连接起两岸的交通。 Zhèi zuò dàqiáo liánjiē qǐ Liǎng'àn de jiāotōng.This bridge links traffic from both sides.
- 手机一打开，他就接到一连串的短信． Shǒujī yī dǎkāi, tā jiù jiē dào yīliánchuàn de duǎnxìn.The moment his cell phone was turned on, he received a series of text messages.