Usage of the character 連

surname Lian

lián

连

[連]

to link
to join
to connect
continuously
in succession
including
(used with 也 (yě), 都 (dōu) etc) even
company (military)

liántóng

连同

[連同]

together with
along with

Liánjiāng

连江

[連江]

Lianjiang, a county in Fuzhou City 福州市 ( Fuzhóu Shì), Fujian
Lienchiang County, the official name of the Matsu Islands 馬祖列島／马祖列岛 ( Mǎzu Lièdào), a county of the ROC (based in Taiwan)

liántǐ

连体

[連體]

conjoined (twins)
one-piece (garment)

liándú

连读

[連讀]

liaison (in phonetics)

miánlián

绵连

[綿連]

continuous
uninterrupted

liúlián

留连

[留連]

variant of 流連／流连 (liúlián)

liánbài

连败

[連敗]

consecutive defeats
to lose several times in a row

liánlei

连累

[連累]

to implicate; to get (sb) into trouble
also pr. (liánléi) or (liánléi)

pílián

毗连

[毗連]

to adjoin

liánshǒu

连手

[連手]

concerted action
to collude (in dishonesty)

liánjī

连击

[連擊]

to batter
combo (hit) (gaming)
(volleyball, table tennis etc) double hit
double contact

liánrì

连日

[連日]

day after day
for several days running

liánshǔ

连署

[連署]

to cosign
to countersign

liánrèn

连任

[連任]

to continue in (a political) office
to serve for another term of office

zhílián

直连

[直連]

to connect directly to

liánpiān

连翩

[連翩]

variant of 聯翩／联翩 (liánpiān)

liánguàn

连贯

[連貫]

to link up (disparate elements)
coherent (narrative, argument etc)

yīlián

一连

[一連]

in a row
in succession
running

liánmáng

连忙

[連忙]

promptly
at once

guānlián

关连

[關連]

variant of 關聯／关联 (guānlián)

huánglián

黄连

[黃連]

Chinese goldthread (Coptis chinensis), rhizome used in medicine

dālián

搭连

[搭連]

to bridge over
(linguistics) colligation

liánbǐ

连笔

[連筆]

to write without lifting one's pen from the paper

liáncí

连词

[連詞]

conjunction

liánzhū

连珠

[連珠]

joined as a string of pearls
in rapid succession
alignment
Renju, a Japanese game, also called Gomoku or five-in-a-row

Liányún

连云

[連雲]

Lianyun district of Lianyungang city 連雲港市／连云港市 ( Liányúngǎngshì), Jiangsu

xiānglián

相连

[相連]

to link
to join
link
connection

liánzǎi

连载

[連載]

serialized
published as a serial (in a newspaper)

Liánpíng

连平

[連平]

Lianping county in Heyuan 河源 ( Héyuán), Guangdong

liántiān

连天

[連天]

reaching the sky
for days on end
incessantly

qiānlián

牵连

[牽連]

to implicate
implicated
to link together

liánzhù

连铸

[連鑄]

continuous casting (metallurgy)

Qílián

祁连

[祁連]

Qilian County in Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海北藏族自治州 ( Hǎiběi Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Qinghai

liánmèi

连袂

[連袂]

variant of 聯袂／联袂 (liánmèi)

liánzhuì

连缀

[連綴]

to put together
linking
successive
a cluster

Liánxiàn

连县

[連縣]

Lian county in Guangdong

Lián Zhàn

连战

[連戰]

Lien Chan (1936-), Taiwanese politician, former vice-president and chairman of Guomintang

chónglián

重连

[重連]

to reconnect
reconnection

liánluò

连络

[連絡]

variant of 聯絡／联络 (liánluò)

liánlǐ

连理

[連理]

two trees that grow together as one
fig. conjugal union

gōulián

勾连

[勾連]

to be linked together
to be involved with
to collude
interconnection
involvement
collusion

liánshēng

连声

[連聲]

repeatedly (say something)

liántōng

连通

[連通]

to connect
to communicate
to relate
(math.) connected

hùlián

互连

[互連]

interconnection

Lián Héng

连横

[連橫]

Horizontal Alliance, clique of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家／纵横家 ( Zònghéngjiā) during the Warring States Period (425-221 BC)

liánchuàn

连串

[連串]

one after the other
a succession of
a series of

liánfā

连发

[連發]

to fire (a weapon) in rapid succession

dālian

搭连

[搭連]

variant of 褡褳／褡裢 (dālian)

liányīn

连音

[連音]

tuplet (music)
sandhi (phonetics)

liánfān

连番

[連番]

repeatedly

liánjīn

连襟

[連襟]

husbands of sisters
brothers-in-law
extremely close (of a relationship)

jiēlián

接连

[接連]

on end
in a row
in succession

liányè

连夜

[連夜]

that very night
through the night
for several nights in a row

liánmián

连绵

[連綿]

continuous
unbroken
uninterrupted
extending forever into the distance (of mountain range, river etc)

zhānlián

粘连

[粘連]

adhesion
to adhere
to cohere
to stick

liánzuò

连坐

[連坐]

to treat as guilty those associated with an offender (family, neighbors etc)

liánshū

连书

[連書]

to write without lifting one's pen from the paper
(in the Romanization of Chinese) to write two or more syllables together as a single word (not separated by spaces)

diānlián

颠连

[顛連]

illogical

jiélián

结连

[結連]

linked in a chain

Liánzhōu

连州

[連州]

Lianzhou, county-level city in Qingyuan 清遠／清远 ( Qīngyuǎn), Guangdong

liánzhāo

连招

[連招]

(gaming or martial arts) a sequence of attacks or moves; combo

liánsuǒ

连锁

[連鎖]

to interlock
to be linked
chain (store etc)

liánzhǎng

连长

[連長]

company commander

liánduì

连队

[連隊]

company (of troops)

liánhuán

连环

[連環]

chain

liánxiě

连写

[連寫]

to write without lifting one's pen from the paper
(in the Romanization of Chinese) to write two or more syllables together as a single word (not separated by spaces)

niánlián

粘连

[粘連]

to adhere
to stick together

liánxù

连续

[連續]

continuous
in a row
serial
consecutive

liánxiāo

连宵

[連宵]

the same night
that very night
successive nights

guànlián

贯连

[貫連]

to link up
to join together
to connect

liándài

连带

[連帶]

to be related
to entail
to involve
joint (liability etc)

liánmài

连麦

[連麥]

(of two people in different locations) to sing or otherwise perform together using communications technology

liánbì

连璧

[連璧]

to join jade annuli
fig. to combine two good things

liánjiē

连接

[連接]

to link; to join; to connect

Erlián

二连

[二連]

Erlian Basin in Inner Mongolia

liánhé

连合

[連合]

to combine
to join
to unite
alliance
same as 聯合／联合

liúlián

流连

[流連]

to loiter (i.e. reluctant to leave)
to linger on

liánnián

连年

[連年]

successive years
over many years

Dàlián

大连

[大連]

Dalian subprovincial city in Liaoning province 遼寧省／辽宁省 ( Liáoníng Shěng) in northeast China

Yúnlián

筠连

[筠連]

Yunlian county in Yibin 宜賓／宜宾 ( Yíbīn), Sichuan

liánjǐn

连卺

[連巹]

to share nuptial cup
(fig.) to get married

liángē

连歌

[連歌]

renga

liányòng

连用

[連用]

to use (two words etc) together
to use (sth) continuously

liánxì

连系

[連繫]

to link
to connect

zhūlián

株连

[株連]

to involve others (in a crime)
guilt by association

liánjié

连结

[連結]

variant of 聯結／联结 (liánjié)

liánxiàn

连线

[連線]

electrical lead; connecting line
(Tw) to connect (to a network, device etc); to go online; connection
(congressional) caucus

liánqiáo

连翘

[連翹]

Forsythia

liánpiàn

连片

[連片]

forming a continuous sheet
continuous
contiguous
closely grouped

Liánchéng

连城

[連城]

Liancheng, county-level city in Longyan 龍岩／龙岩, Fujian

liánhào

连号

[連號]

consecutive serial numbers
chain (of supermarkets, hotels etc)
hyphen

liánjiā

连枷

[連枷]

flail

liánlián

连连

[連連]

repeatedly
again and again

Liánshān

连山

[連山]

Lianshan district of Huludao city 葫蘆島市／葫芦岛市, Liaoning

liánbǐ

连比

[連比]

compound ratio

liándòng

连动

[連動]

to link
to peg (currency)
gang (gears)
continuously
serial verb construction

Liányúnqū

连云区

[連雲區]

Lianyun district of Lianyungang city 連雲港市／连云港市 ( Liányúngǎngshì), Jiangsu

liánkùwà

连裤袜

[連褲襪]

pantyhose; tights
CL:雙／双 (shuāng)

liánxiāodiàn

连销店

[連銷店]

chain store

Liánshānxiàn

连山县

[連山縣]

Lianshan Zhuang and Yao autonomous county in Qingyuan 清遠／清远 ( Qīngyuǎn), Guangdong

liánxùjù

连续剧

[連續劇]

serialized drama
dramatic series
show in parts

Qílián Shān

祁连山

[祁連山]

Qilian Mountains in Qinghai

liántǐyīng

连体婴

[連體嬰]

conjoined twins

liántōngqì

连通器

[連通器]

communicating vessels (in scientific experiment)

jiǔliánhuán

九连环

[九連環]

Chinese rings, a brainteaser toy consisting of nine rings interlocked on a looped handle, the objective being to remove the rings from the handle

liánliánkàn

连连看

[連連看]

pattern matching (puzzle game)
matching (type of test question in which presented items are to be paired up)

liánjiāxiōng

连枷胸

[連枷胸]

flail chest (medicine)

Liánjiāng Xiàn

连江县

[連江縣]

Lianjiang, a county in Fuzhou City 福州市 ( Fuzhóu Shì), Fujian
Lienchiang County, the official name of the Matsu Islands 馬祖列島／马祖列岛 ( Mǎzu Lièdào), a county of the ROC (based in Taiwan)

liánjiēméi

连接酶

[連接酶]

ligase

Liánpíngxiàn

连平县

[連平縣]

Lianping county in Heyuan 河源 ( Héyuán), Guangdong

liánzhūpào

连珠炮

[連珠砲]

barrage of gunfire (often used as a metaphor for rapid speech)

liándòngzhài

连动债

[連動債]

structured note (finance)

Liánzhōushì

连州市

[連州市]

Lianzhou, county-level city in Qingyuan 清遠／清远 ( Qīngyuǎn), Guangdong

liánguōduān

连锅端

[連鍋端]

to take even the cooking pots (idiom)
to clean out
to wipe out

sānliánshèng

三连胜

[三連勝]

hat-trick (sports)

liánjiēhào

连接号

[連接號]

hyphen

liánxùfàn

连续犯

[連續犯]

successive offenses
serial crime

Mǎ Liánliáng

马连良

[馬連良]

Ma Lianliang (1901-1966), Beijing opera star, one of the Four great beards 四大鬚生／四大须生

Liánchéngxiàn

连城县

[連城縣]

Liancheng county in Longyan 龍岩／龙岩, Fujian

liánjiéxiàn

连结线

[連結線]

tie (music)

Mèngliánxiàn

孟连县

[孟連縣]

Menglian Dai, Lahu and Va autonomous county in Pu'er 普洱 ( Pǔ'ěr), Yunnan

liánmiáncí

连绵词

[連綿詞]

variant of 聯綿詞／联绵词 (liánmiáncí)

liántǐkù

连体裤

[連體褲]

jumpsuit

Liánnánxiàn

连南县

[連南縣]

Liannan Yaozu autonomous county in Qingyuan 清遠／清远 ( Qīngyuǎn), Guangdong

bùliánxù

不连续

[不連續]

discontinuous; discrete

Yúnliánxiàn

筠连县

[筠連縣]

Yunlian county in Yibin 宜賓／宜宾 ( Yíbīn), Sichuan

liúliánguǒ

留连果

[留連果]

variant of 榴槤果／榴梿果, durian fruit

liánhuánjì

连环计

[連環計]

interlocked stratagems
CL:條／条 (tiáo)

Liányúngǎng

连云港

[連雲港]

Lianyungang prefecture-level city in Jiangsu

liánjiēkuàng

连接框

[連接框]

connection frame
linked frame

liánzìfú

连字符

[連字符]

hyphen

liánzìhào

连字号

[連字號]

hyphen (punct.)

liánxùxìng

连续性

[連續性]

continuity

Qílián Xiàn

祁连县

[祁連縣]

Qilian County in Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海北藏族自治州 ( Hǎiběi Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Qinghai

liánsuǒdiàn

连锁店

[連鎖店]

chain store

liánxùtǐ

连续体

[連續體]

continuum

liányīnfú

连音符

[連音符]

(music) tuplet

liánzuòzhì

连坐制

[連坐制]

guilt by association

duōtàilián

多肽连

[多肽連]

polypeptide chain

liángǔròu

连骨肉

[連骨肉]

chop
rib meat

liánhuánhuà

连环画

[連環畫]

lianhuanhua (graphic novel)

chāoliánjié

超连结

[超連結]

(Tw) hyperlink

liánzhóuzhuàn

连轴转

[連軸轉]

(idiom) to work non-stop; to work around the clock

liánjiēcí

连接词

[連接詞]

conjunction

liányīqún

连衣裙

[連衣裙]

woman's dress
frock
gown

liánxìcí

连系词

[連繫詞]

copula (linguistics)

liánhuántú

连环图

[連環圖]

comic strip

wúliánjiē

无连接

[無連接]

connectionless

Liánshānqū

连山区

[連山區]

Lianshan district of Huludao city 葫蘆島市／葫芦岛市, Liaoning

Lǐ Liánjié

李连杰

[李連杰]

Li Lianjie or Jet Li (1963-), martial arts sportsman, subsequently film star and director

liánjiēzhì

连接至

[連接至]

to connect to

liánjiēqì

连接器

[連接器]

connector

liángēnbá

连根拔

[連根拔]

to pull up by the roots
to uproot

Dàliánshì

大连市

[大連市]

Dalian subprovincial city in Liaoning province 遼寧省／辽宁省 ( Liáoníng Shěng) in northeast China

yīliánchuàn

一连串

[一連串]

a succession of
a series of

liánxùjí

连续集

[連續集]

TV series

liánzhànliánshèng

连战连胜

[連戰連勝]

fighting and winning a series of battles (idiom); ever victorious

liángǔndàipá

连滚带爬

[連滾帶爬]

rolling and crawling
trying frantically to escape (idiom)

liúliánlùnshī

留连论诗

[留連論詩]

to continue to discuss a poem over a long period

liánzhuìdòngcí

连缀动词

[連綴動詞]

linking verb

liánzhǐshǒutào

连指手套

[連指手套]

mittens

liánběndàilì

连本带利

[連本帶利]

both principal and interest
capital plus profit

xuèròuxiānglián

血肉相连

[血肉相連]

one's own flesh and blood (idiom); closely related

liánxùbùduàn

连续不断

[連續不斷]

continuous
unceasing

liánpiānlěidú

连篇累牍

[連篇累牘]

(of a piece of writing) long and tedious (idiom)
verbose

liánmàowèiyī

连帽卫衣

[連帽衛衣]

hooded sweatshirt
hoodie

wàibùliánjiē

外部连接

[外部連接]

external link

Qílián Shānmài

祁连山脉

[祁連山脈]

Qilian Mountains (formerly Richthofen Range), dividing Qinghai and Gansu provinces

gǔròuxiānglián

骨肉相连

[骨肉相連]

lit. interrelated as bones and flesh (idiom); inseparably related
closely intertwined

jiàokǔliántiān

叫苦连天

[叫苦連天]

to whine on for days (idiom)
to endlessly grumble complaints
incessant whining

lǐgōuwàilián

里勾外连

[裡勾外連]

to act from inside in coordination with attackers outside
attacked from both inside and out

bīngliánhuòjié

兵连祸结

[兵連禍結]

ravaged by successive wars
war-torn
war-ridden

liánbēndàipǎo

连奔带跑

[連奔帶跑]

to run quickly
to rush
to gallop

dānliánjiēzhàn

单连接站

[單連接站]

single attachment station (telecommunications)

bōhàoliánjiē

拨号连接

[撥號連接]

dial-up connection
dial-up networking

rèliánqiújūn

热连球菌

[熱連球菌]

Streptococcus thermophilus

wúfèngliánjiē

无缝连接

[無縫連接]

seamless connection

Kǎntǎbùlián

坎塔布连

[坎塔布連]

Cantabria in north Spain

bámáoliánrú

拔茅连茹

[拔茅連茹]

lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others
inextricably tangled together
Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.

liándàizérèn

连带责任

[連帶責任]

to bear joint responsibility for sth
joint liability (law)

shuāngliánjiēzhàn

双连接站

[雙連接站]

dual attachment station

liánbiāobìngzhěn

连镳并轸

[連鑣並軫]

lit. reins together and carriages level (idiom); keeping exactly abreast of one another
running neck and neck

féngféngliánlián

缝缝连连

[縫縫連連]

needlework
sewing and mending

liánsuǒfǎnyìng

连锁反应

[連鎖反應]

chain reaction

miàoyǔliánzhū

妙语连珠

[妙語連珠]

sparkling with wit (idiom)

liánjiézhǔyì

连结主义

[連結主義]

connectionism

mìqièxiānglián

密切相连

[密切相連]

to relate closely
closely related

liánxùjiānshì

连续监视

[連續監視]

continuous monitoring

liánhuánshāshǒu

连环杀手

[連環殺手]

serial killer

miànxiàngliánjiē

面向连接

[面嚮連接]

connection-oriented

Liányúngǎngshì

连云港市

[連雲港市]

Lianyungang prefecture-level city in Jiangsu

liúliánwàngfǎn

流连忘返

[流連忘返]

to linger
to remain enjoying oneself and forget to go home

xǐjiéliánlǐ

喜结连理

[喜結連理]

to tie the knot (idiom)
to get married

juéduìliánxù

绝对连续

[絕對連續]

absolutely continuous (math.)

bámáoliánrú

拔毛连茹

[拔毛連茹]

lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others
inextricably tangled together
Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.

liánmián-bùjué

连绵不绝

[連綿不絕]

(idiom) continuous; unending

liántǐyīng'ér

连体婴儿

[連體嬰兒]

conjoined twins
Siamese twins

liántǐyǒngyī

连体泳衣

[連體泳衣]

one-piece swimsuit

liántīdàidǎ

连踢带打

[連踢帶打]

to kick and beat (idiom)

hùxiāngliánjiē

互相连接

[互相連接]

interlinked

liánsuǒshāngdiàn

连锁商店

[連鎖商店]

chain store

liánhǒngdàipiàn

连哄带骗

[連哄帶騙]

to cajole
to sweet talk sb into doing sth

jiē'èrliánsān

接二连三

[接二連三]

one after another (idiom)
in quick succession

Wǔdàliánchí

五大连池

[五大連池]

Wudalianchi, county-level city in Heihe 黑河 ( Hēihé), Heilongjiang

Erlián Péndì

二连盆地

[二連盆地]

Erlian Basin in Inner Mongolia

ǒuduànsīlián

藕断丝连

[藕斷絲連]

lit. lotus roots may break, but the fiber remains joined (idiom); lovers part, but still long for one another

jiēliánbùduàn

接连不断

[接連不斷]

in unbroken succession (idiom)

Hézòng Liánhéng

合纵连横

[合縱連橫]

Vertical and Horizontal Alliance, opposing stratagems devised by the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家／纵横家 ( Zònghéngjiā) during the Warring States Period (425-221 BC)

liántuōdàilā

连拖带拉

[連拖帶拉]

pushing and pulling (idiom)

bùliánxùmiàn

不连续面

[不連續面]

surface of discontinuity

guǐhuàliánpiān

鬼话连篇

[鬼話連篇]

to tell one lie after another (idiom)
to talk nonsense
bogus story

xūnǐliánjiē

虚拟连接

[虛擬連接]

virtual connection

fèihuàliánpiān

废话连篇

[廢話連篇]

a bunch of nonsense
verbose and rambling

Erliánhàotè

二连浩特

[二連浩特]

Erenhot City in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟／锡林郭勒盟 ( Xīlínguōlè Méng), Inner Mongolia

jiàzhíliánchéng

价值连城

[價值連城]

invaluable
priceless

liánxùhánshù

连续函数

[連續函數]

continuous function

pàohuǒliántiān

炮火连天

[砲火連天]

cannon firing for days on end (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war

liánxùbiàndiào

连续变调

[連續變調]

tone sandhi

kōnghuàliánpiān

空话连篇

[空話連篇]

long-winded empty talk

liánzhòngsānyuán

连中三元

[連中三元]

(old) to rank first in the imperial examinations at the provincial capital, the national capital and the palace successively
(sports etc) to achieve three successes in a row (three matches in a row, three goals in a match etc)

liánsānbìngsì

连三并四

[連三併四]