The Chinese word 连 means “to connect” or “to link”. It is commonly used as a conjunction to express a sequence of events or actions that are linked together. For example, “我先去超市，然后连着去银行” means “I will first go to the supermarket, and then directly go to the bank”. It can also be used as a verb to describe the act of connecting or linking something. For instance, “她用线把两个球连了起来” means “She connected the two balls together with a string”.
Translation
Verb: to link, to join, to connect
Adverb: even
Pronunciation
Example Sentences
| Chinese | Pinyin | Engish |
|---|---|---|
| 他连忙跑了过去 | tā liánmáng pǎo le guòqù | He hurriedly ran over there |
| 她连续工作了十个小时 | tā liánxù gōngzuò le shí gè xiǎoshí | She worked continuously for ten hours |
| 连小孩都知道这个答案 | lián xiǎohái dōu zhīdào zhège dá’àn | Even children know the answer to this question |
| 我们连一天的休息时间都没有 | wǒmen lián yī tiān de xiūxí shíjiān dōu méiyǒu | We don’t even have a day off |
| 他们连饭都没吃就走了 | tāmen lián fàn dōu méi chī jiù zǒu le | They left without even eating |
| 连我妈妈都不知道这件事 | lián wǒ māmā dōu bù zhīdào zhè jiàn shì | Even my mom doesn’t know about this |
| 这个游戏太难了，我连第一关都过不了 | zhège yóuxì tài nán le, wǒ lián dì yī guān dōu guò bù liǎo | This game is too difficult, I can’t even pass the first level |
| 连续几天下雨，我们都待在家里 | liánxù jǐ tiān xià yǔ, wǒmen dōu dāi zài jiālǐ | It rained continuously for several days, so we stayed at home |
HSK
连 is part of HSK Level 4 in HSK 2.0. In the newer HSK 3.0 it is part of HSK Level 3.
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