lián

to link

surname Lian; to join; to connect; continuously; in succession; including; (used with 也[ye3], 都[dou1] etc) even; company (military)

movement (辶) + cart (车) = link, connect, in succession

Carts traveling together along a road naturally link and connect, forming a train or convoy. This image of joined movement underlies the sense of succession and inclusion.

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CartSemantic
WalkingSemantic

这两个城市用高铁在一起了。

zhè liǎng gè chéng shì yòng gāo tiě lián zài yī qǐ le。

These two cities have been connected together by high-speed rail.

一口水都没喝就去工作了。

tā lián yī kǒu shuǐ dōu méi hē jiù qù gōng zuò le。

He went to work without even drinking a single sip of water.

Words with 连

连三并四

lián sān bìng sì

one after the other

连中三元

lián zhòng sān yuán

(old) to rank first in the imperial examinations at the provincial capital, the national capital and the palace successively

连串

lián chuàn

one after the other

连任

lián rèn

to continue in (a political) office

连动

lián dòng

to link

连动债

lián dòng zhài

structured note (finance)

连南

lián nán

see 連南瑤族自治縣|连南瑶族自治县[Lian2 nan2 Yao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]

连南瑶族自治县

lián nán yáo zú zì zhì xiàn

Liannan Yao Autonomous County, in Qingyuan City 清遠市|清远市[Qing1 yuan3 Shi4], Guangdong

连南县

lián nán xiàn

see 連南瑤族自治縣|连南瑶族自治县[Lian2 nan2 Yao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]

连合

lián hé

to combine

连同

lián tóng

together with

连哄带骗

lián hǒng dài piàn

to cajole

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