连
lián
Description
"连"常常用在"连……都/也……"这样的句子里，表示强调，意思是就连这个也一样。
"连" is often used in sentences like "连……都/也……" to emphasize, meaning even this is the same.
它也可以表示把东西连在一起，或者一个接一个。
It can also mean to connect things together or one after another.
Meanings
连lián
even (used for emphasis, often with 都/也)
他连饭都没吃就走了。
He left without even eating.
连lián
to link, connect, join together
这两个城市有火车相连。
These two cities are connected by train.
连lián
in succession, continuously, one after another
他连着说了三次谢谢。
He said thank you three times in a row.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
as "even", 连 nearly always pairs with 都 or 也 later in the sentence.
- Etymology
original sense is "to link/join"; the emphatic "even" meaning grew from it.
In videos
“西安大厦高楼是连地一座一座在西安人的心中”
“今年都二十八岁了，连份正经的工作都没有。”
“你甚至连中文都不知道怎么表达的时候，”
“现在连你的书房门口我都不敢跨进去”
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