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(lián luò) - to contact, to get in touch, to liaise in Mandarin

liánluò

Traditional: 聯絡

Line drawing of 联络
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Translation

to contact, to get in touch, to liaise

Word origin

A compound of 联 (lián, to join, to link) and 络 (luò, a net or web, with the silk radical), together suggesting links woven into a network of contact.

Origin
compound
Root
联 (lián, to link) + 络 (luò, net, web)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 联

Stroke order for 络

Examples

Please get in touch with me at any time.

We have lost contact with each other.

He is responsible for liaising with clients.

Do you have his contact details?

The two departments need to stay in close contact.

联络 (lián luò) means to contact or liaise with someone, and as a noun the contact between parties. It overlaps with 联系 but leans slightly more towards ongoing coordination.

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This word is part of lesson 39.