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连同 (lián tóng) — together with; along with; including

Definition

连同 is a formal conjunction meaning 'together with', linking items being included in the same action (luggage, costs, attachments). Closer to 与 or 同, but emphasizes inclusion rather than accompaniment.

conjunction
together withalong withincluding

Examples

  • 连同。
    Tā lián tóng xíng li yì qǐ jì dào le běi jīng.
    He shipped his luggage along with him to Beijing.
  • 连同。
    Zhè cì wéi xiū lián tóng líng jiàn fèi gòng huā le bā bǎi yuán.
    This repair, together with parts, cost eight hundred yuan in total.
  • 连同。
    Qǐng bǎ hé tong lián tóng fù jiàn yí bìng tí jiāo.
    Please submit the contract together with the attachments.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

连liáninclude
同tóngtogether

连 and 同 both bring including and together, giving the sense of along with.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 連; 连 is its simplified writing.

  • 辶辵chuòto walk
  • 車車jūchariot

The traditional form 連 joins 辶 (walk) and 車 (chariot) to show a man-drawn carriage; this note is about 連, not the simplified 连.

Open 连 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

同 originally drew a pipe. It is the old form of 筒.

Open 同 →
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