Chinese words starting with “lian”
33 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable lian. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 7 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial l · final ian · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 2nd tone 25
- 3rd tone 4
- 4th tone 4
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 联系lián xìHSK 3
connection; contact; relation; to get in touch with; to integrate; to link; to touch
- 联合lián héHSK 3
to combine; to join; unite; alliance
- 连续lián xùHSK 3
continuous; in a row; serial; consecutive
- 练习liàn xíHSK 2
to practice; exercise; drill; practice
- 联合国lián hé guóHSK 3
United Nations
- 连续剧lián xù jùHSK 3
serialized drama; dramatic series; show in parts
- 连忙lián mángHSK 3
promptly; at once
All 33 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 连 | lián | u,d,v,n | to link; to join; to connect; continuously; in succession; including; (used with 也, 都 etc) even; company (military) | |
| 2 | 脸 | liǎn | n,q | face | |
| 3 | 练 | liàn | v | to practice; to train; to drill; to perfect (one's skill); exercise; (literary) white silk; to boil and scour raw silk | |
| 4 | 联盟 | lián méng | n,v | alliance; union; coalition | |
| 5 | 恋爱 | liàn ài | v,vn | (romantic) love; in love; to have an affair | |
| 6 | 连接 | lián jiē | v,vn | to link; to join; to connect | |
| 7 | 联邦 | lián bāng | n | federal; federation; commonwealth; federal union; federal state; union | |
| 8 | 联络 | lián luò | v,vn | to get in touch with; to contact; to stay in contact (with); liaison; (math.) connection | |
| 9 | 联赛 | lián sài | n | (sports) league; league tournament | |
| 10 | 脸色 | liǎn sè | n | complexion; look | |
| 11 | 联想 | lián xiǎng | v,nz,vn | to associate (cognitively); to make an associative connection; mental association; word prediction and auto-complete functions of input method editing programs | |
| 12 | 连锁 | lián suǒ | vn,v | to interlock; to be linked; chain (store etc) | |
| 13 | 廉价 | lián jià | a,ad | cheaply-priced; low-cost | |
| 14 | 联手 | lián shǒu | v | lit. to join hands; to act together | |
| 15 | 炼 | liàn | v | to refine; to smelt | |
| 16 | 脸颊 | liǎn jiá | n | cheek | |
| 17 | 连同 | lián tóng | p | together with; along with | |
| 18 | 连锁店 | lián suǒ diàn | n | chain store | |
| 19 | 连夜 | lián yè | d | that very night; through the night; for several nights in a row | |
| 20 | 连任 | lián rèn | v,vn | to continue in (a political) office; to serve for another term of office | |
| 21 | 联网 | lián wǎng | v,vn | to connect (or be connected) to a network; to network | |
| 22 | 莲子 | lián zǐ | lotus seed | ||
| 23 | 连绵 | lián mián | z | continuous; unbroken; uninterrupted; extending forever into the distance (of mountain range, river etc) | |
| 24 | 廉洁 | lián jié | a | incorruptible; unbribable; honest | |
| 25 | 帘子 | lián zi | n | curtain | |
| 26 | 怜惜 | lián xī | v | to take pity on; to feel tenderness toward | |
| 27 | 连年 | lián nián | b,d | successive years; over many years | |
| 28 | 联欢 | lián huān | v,vn | to have a get-together; celebration; party | |
| 29 | 恋恋不舍 | liàn liàn bù shě | v | reluctant to part | |
| 30 | 脸盆 | liǎn pén | q,n | washbowl; basin for washing hands and face | |
| 31 | 廉政 | lián zhèng | n | to govern with integrity; clean and honest government | |
| 32 | 连滚带爬 | lián gǔn dài pá | rolling and crawling; trying frantically to escape (idiom) | ||
| 33 | 廉正 | lián zhèng | upright and honest; integrity |
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