联 (lián) — (bound form) to link, to connect (as in 联系, 联网); (bound form) united, joint, allied (as in 联合, 联盟); (bound form) antithetical couplet (as in 对联)
Definition
A bound morpheme meaning 'to link' or 'united'. It only appears inside compounds like 联系, 联合, 联盟, and 对联 — never alone.
bound form
(bound form) to linkto connect (as in 联系, 联网)(bound form) unitedjointallied (as in 联合, 联盟)(bound form) antithetical couplet (as in 对联)
Examples
- 。Wǒ lián xì le nà wèi lǎo shī.I contacted that teacher.
- 。Liǎng jiā gōng sī lián hé kāi fā le xīn chǎn pǐn.The two companies jointly developed a new product.
- 。Zhè tái diàn nǎo yǐ jīng lián wǎng le.This computer is already connected to the network.
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