Kilo Lingo

(lián xì) - to contact; connection, link in Mandarin

lián

Traditional: 聯繫

Line drawing of 联系
Coloured illustration of 联系
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Translation

to contact; connection, link

Word origin

联系 means to contact or a connection. 联 (lián) means to join or unite, simplified from 聯, which shows ears (耳) strung together. 系 (xì) means to tie or link, a graph showing threads (糸) held by a hand.

Origin
compound
Root
联 (lián, to join) + 系 (xì, to tie)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 联

Stroke order for 系

Examples

Please stay in touch.

I'll contact you.

There is a connection between them.

Please contact me anytime if anything comes up.

We have not been in contact for many years.

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This word is part of lesson 15.