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

liánxì

Traditional: 聯繫

HSK 4

#730 of 5,000 Core 1000

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

联

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.