连 (連) lián

  1. lián conjunction even; all
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: 连 can be combined with 也 or 都 to form a construction indicating extremity (Guoyu '連' conj 1; Sun 2006, loc. 2016; Unihan '連'; XHZD '连' 3, p. 437). For example, 连站直的劲儿也不再有 '[He] did not [even] have enough strength to stand up straight again.' (Ye Shengtao, 1999, p. 22)
  2. lián verb to join; to connect; to link
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 接合 (Guoyu '連' v; Kroll 2015 '連' 1, p. 266; Unihan '連'; XHZD '连' 1, p. 437)
  3. lián noun (military) company
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Guoyu '連' n; XHZD '连' 4, p. 437)
  4. lián conjunction including; also
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Guoyu '連' adv 2; XHZD '连' 2, p. 437)
  5. lián verb to merge together
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '連' 1a, p. 266)
  6. lián verb to implicate in
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '連' 1b, p. 266)
  7. lián verb to obtain simultaneously
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '連' 3, p. 266)
  8. lián adjective related by marriage
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '連' 4, p. 266)
  9. lián noun raw lead
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '連' 6, p. 266)
  10. lián preposition by
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: Used in passive constructions, similar to 把 (Guoyu '連' prep)
  11. lián noun (administrative) unit
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: A group of four villages providing troops in imperial China (Kroll 2015 '連' 5, p. 266)
  12. lián proper noun Lian
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '連' n 2)
  13. lián adjective continuous
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '連' 2, p. 266; Unihan '連')

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