连
lián
Traditional: 連
Meaning of 连 in English
liánHSK 4+ HSK 5preposition, verb, adverbSyllabus #1469
- continuously
- in succession
- including
- (used with 也[ye3], 都[dou1] etc) even
- company (military)
- to link
- to join
- to connect
Example sentences
- 汤姆醉得连我都认不出来了。tāng mǔ zuì dé lián wǒ dōu rèn bù chū lái le。Tom was so drunk that he didn't even recognize me.
- 汤姆甚至连怎么煎鸡蛋都不知道。tāng mǔ shèn zhì lián zěn me jiān jī dàn dōu bù zhī dào。Tom doesn't even know how to fry an egg.
- 这太秘密了,连我都不知道它是关于什么的。zhè tài mì mì le, lián wǒ dōu bù zhī dào tā shì guān yú shén me de。It's so secret that even I don't know what it's all about.
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