连连 (lián lián) — repeatedly; again and again

Definition

连连 (lián lián) is a written-style adverb for 'repeatedly', used in narrative or formal contexts. Stronger in literary feel than 一再 and 再三, which are more neutral.

adverb

repeatedlyagain and again

Examples

连连，。
Tā lián lián dào qiàn, shuō zì jǐ bú shì gù yì de.
She apologized repeatedly, saying she didn't mean it.
，连连，。
Zài bǐ sài zhōng, tā lián lián huò shèng, yíng dé le guān zhòng de zhǎng shēng.
In the competition, he won repeatedly, earning the audience's applause.
，连连。
Tīng dào zhè ge huài xiāo xi, tā lián lián tàn qì.
Hearing the bad news, she sighed repeatedly.

Origin

Reduplicated word

构词法gòucífǎ

重叠chóngdiéReduplication

A syllable said twice — for affection, for softness, or simply because that is how the word is said.

连liáncontinuous

连 means continuous; 连连 conveys something happening again and again.

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.

辶車連

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.

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