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连接 (lián jiē) — to connect; to link; to join

Definition

连接 is a concrete verb for physically or technically linking two things (cables, devices, places). 联系 is for contacting people or connecting ideas; 链接 is the IT/web term for a hyperlink.

verb
to connectto linkto join
Easily confused

Examples

  • 连接。
    Qǐng yòng zhè gēn xiàn bǎ liǎng gè shè bèi lián jiē qǐ lái.
    Please use this cable to connect the two devices.
  • 连接，。
    Zhè ge wǎng zhàn lián jiē bú shàng, kě néng huài le.
    This website won't connect; it might be broken.
  • 连接。
    Liǎng zuò chéng shì zhī jiān yǒu yì tiáo gāo sù tiě lù lián jiē.
    A high-speed railway connects the two cities.

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liánjoin
接jiēconnect

连 and 接 both mean joining, so together they mean to connect.

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.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
妾
妾qiè接jiē
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left part 扌 shows a hand, matching the sense of receiving something in the hand, while 妾 gives the character its sound.

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