镰
old variant of 鐮|镰[lian2]
帘
flag used as a shop sign; variant of 簾|帘[lian2]
廉
incorruptible; honest; inexpensive; to investigate (old); side wall of a traditional Chinese house (old)
恋
to feel attached to; to long for; to love
摙
to transport; to remove to take
敛
to hold back; to restrain; to control (oneself); to collect; Taiwan pr. [lian4]
梿
see 槤枷|梿枷[lian2 jia1], flail; to thresh (using a flail)
殓
to prepare a dead body for coffin
濂
name of a river in Hunan
琏
vessel used for grain offerings; also pr. [lian2]
帘
hanging screen or curtain
奁
old variant of 奩|奁[lian2]
练
to practice; to train; to drill; to perfect (one's skill); exercise
聮
old variant of 聯|联[lian2]
联
to ally; to unite; to join; (poetry) antithetical couplet
臁
sides of the lower part of the leg
脸
face; CL:張|张[zhang1],個|个[ge4]
萰
Ampelopsis japonica (creeper with root used in TCM); same as 白蘞|白蔹[bai2 lian3]
蘝
variant of 蘞|蔹, trailing plant; liana; creeper; wild vine (Gynostemma pentaphyllum or Vitis pentaphylla)
蔹
trailing plant; liana; creeper; wild vine (Gynostemma pentaphyllum or Vitis pentaphylla)
连
to link; to join; to connect; continuously; in succession; including; (used with 也, 都 etc) even; company (military)
錬
Japanese variant of 煉|炼[lian4]
炼
variant of 鏈|链[lian4], chain; variant of 煉|炼[lian4]
链
chain; cable (unit of length: 100 fathoms, about 185 m); chain (unit of length: 66 feet, about 20 m); to chain; to enchain
鲢
Hypophthalmichthys moritrix
廉俸
extra allowances paid to government officials in the Qing dynasty
廉价
cheaply-priced; low-cost
廉耻
honor and shame; sense of honor
廉政
honest or clean politics
廉政公署
Independent Commission Against Corruption, Hong Kong (ICAC)
廉江
Lianjiang county level city in Zhanjiang 湛江[Zhan4 jiang1], Guangdong
廉江市
Lianjiang county level city in Zhanjiang 湛江[Zhan4 jiang1], Guangdong
廉洁
honest; not coercive; honesty; integrity; incorruptible
廉直
upright and honest; incorruptible; squeaky clean
廉署
ICAC Independent Commission Against Corruption, Hong Kong
廉颇
Lian Po (327-243 BC), famous general of Zhao 趙國|赵国, repeatedly victorious over Qin 秦國|秦国 and Qi 齊國|齐国
怜恤
to take pity; to show compassion
怜惜
to take pity on; to feel tenderness toward
怜爱
to have tender affection for; to love tenderly; to pamper sb
怜悯
to take pity on; pity; mercy
怜香惜玉
to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom)
恋家
home-loving; to feel a strong attachment to home life; to begrudge being away from home
恋念
to have a sentimental attachment to (a place); to miss (one's ancestral home etc); to be nostalgic about
恋爱
(romantic) love; CL:個|个[ge4],場|场[chang3]; in love; to have an affair
恋慕
to be enamored of; to have tender feelings for; to be sentimentally attached to (a person or place)
恋战
to zealously continue fighting
恋栈
to be reluctant to give up a post
恋旧情结
dwelling on the past; difficulty in adapting to changes
敛巴
(dialect) to gather (sth)
敛步
to restrain motion; to check one's step
敛衽
old-fashioned women's obeisance; Taiwan pr. [lian4 ren4]
敛财
to accumulate wealth; to rake in money
敛迹
to refrain; to give up evil (temporarily); to cover one's traces; to lie low; to retire (from view)
敛钱
to collect money; to raise funds (for charity)
梿枷
variant of 連枷|连枷[lian2 jia1]
涟水
Lianshui county in Huai'an 淮安[Huai2 an1], Jiangsu
涟水县
Lianshui county in Huai'an 淮安[Huai2 an1], Jiangsu
涟源
Lianyuan county level city in Loudi 婁底|娄底[Lou2 di3], Hunan
涟源地区
Lianyuan county in Loudi 婁底|娄底[Lou2 di3], Hunan
涟源市
Lianyuan county level city in Loudi 婁底|娄底[Lou2 di3], Hunan
炼丹
to concoct pills of immortality
炼丹八卦炉
eight trigrams furnace to cook pills of immortality; symbol of the alchemist's art; Double, double toil and trouble, Fire burn, and cauldron bubble
炼丹术
maker of immortality pill; concocting magic pills
炼之未定
to spend a long time thinking about sth while unable to reach a decision
炼乳
to condense milk (by evaporation); condensed milk
炼化
to refine; refining (e.g. oil, chemicals etc)
炼焦
coking; the process of producing coke from coal
帘布
cord fabric used in vehicle tires
帘幕
hanging screen; curtain over shop door (for privacy and serving as advertisement)
练兵
to drill troops; army training
练字
to practice writing characters
练习
to practice; exercise; drill; practice; CL:個|个[ge4]
练习场
driving range (golf); practice court; practice ground
练习本
exercise book; workbook; CL:本[ben3]
练达
experienced; sophisticated; worldly-wise
联系
variant of 聯繫|联系[lian2 xi4]
联俄
alliance with Russia (e.g. of early Chinese communists)
联保
joint guarantee (finance, law)
联合
to combine; to join; unite; alliance
联合包裹服务公司
United Parcel Service (UPS)
联合国儿童基金会
United Nations Children's Fund; UNICEF
联合国大会
United Nations General Assembly
联合国安全理事会
United Nations Security Council
联合国宪章
United Nations charter
联合国教科文组织
UNESCO, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
联合国气候变化框架公约
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
联合国海洋法公约
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
联合国环境规划署
United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)
联合国秘书处
United Nations Secretariat
联合国粮农组织
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
联合国开发计划署
United Nations Development Program
联合国难民事务高级专员办事处
Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
联合报
United Daily News, Taiwan newspaper
联合式合成词
coordinative compound word
联合技术公司
United Technologies Corporation
联合发表
joint statement; joint announcement
联合自强
to combine together for self-improvement; joint movement for self-strengthening
联合军演
joint military exercise
联名
jointly (signed, declared, sponsored)
联大
abbr. for 聯合國大會|联合国大会[Lian2 he2 guo2 Da4 hui4], United Nations General Assembly; abbr. for 國立西南聯合大學|国立西南联合大学[Guo2 li4 Xi1 nan2 Lian2 he2 Da4 xue2], National Southwest Combined University
联姻
related by marriage; to connect by marriage (families, work units)
联宗
combined branches of a clan
联想
abbr. for 聯想集團|联想集团[Lian2 xiang3 Ji2 tuan2]
联想
to associate (cognitively); to make an associative connection; mental association; word prediction and auto-complete functions of input method editing programs
联想起
to associate; to think of
联想集团
Lenovo Group (PRC computer firm)
联手
lit. to join hands; to act together
联接
variant of 連接|连接[lian2 jie1]
联播
to broadcast over a network; (radio or TV) hookup; simulcast
联机
online; network; to connect online; to connect an electronic device to another device
联机分析处理
online analysis processing OLAP
联机游戏
a network computer game
联欢
to have a get-together; celebration; party
联欢会
social gathering; party
联营
joint venture; under joint management
联产
co-production; cooperative production
联产到劳
to pay sb according to their productivity
联产到户
household responsibility system, introduced in the early 1980s, under which each rural household could freely decide what to produce and how to sell, as long as it fulfilled its quota of products to the state
联产到组
to pay remuneration according to output (idiom)
联盟
alliance; union; coalition
联盟号
Soyuz (union), Russian spacecraft series
联立方程式
simultaneous equations (math.)
联结
to bind; to tie; to link
联络
to get in touch with; to contact; to stay in contact (with); liaison; (math.) connection
联缀
variant of 連綴|连缀[lian2 zhui4]
联绵
variant of 連綿|连绵[lian2 mian2]
联绵词
two-syllable word featuring alliteration or rhyme, such as 玲瓏|玲珑[ling2 long2]
联系
connection; contact; relation; to get in touch with; to integrate; to link; to touch
联署
joint signatures (on a letter or declaration)
联翩
(literary) to come in quick succession; wave after wave
联航
China United Airlines, abbr. for 中國聯合航空|中国联合航空[Zhong1 guo2 Lian2 he2 Hang2 kong1]
联号
variant of 連號|连号[lian2 hao4]
联袂
jointly; as a group; together
联诵
liaison (in phonetics) (loanword)
联谊会
association; club; society; party; get-together
联调联试
debugging and commissioning; testing (of a whole system)
联贯
variant of 連貫|连贯[lian2 guan4]
联赛
(sports) league; league tournament
联通
China United Telecommunications Corporation; aka China Unicom or Unicom; abbr. for 中國聯通|中国联通
联通
connection; link; to link together
联通红筹公司
Unicom Red Chip, Hong Kong subsidiary of China Unicom 中國聯通|中国联通
联运
through transport; through traffic jointly organized by different enterprises
联邦
federal; federation; commonwealth; federal union; federal state; union
联邦制
federal; federal system
联邦州
federal state; German Bundesland
联邦德国
German Federation; Bundesrepublik Deutschland; Germany
联邦紧急措施署
Federal Emergency Management Agency; FEMA
联邦调查局
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
联邦通信委员会
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
联队
wing (of an air force); sports team representing a combination of entities (e.g. United Korea)
联集
union (symbol ∪) (set theory) (Tw)
脸型
shape of face; physiognomy
脸形
variant of 臉型|脸型, shape of face; physiognomy
脸皮薄
thin-skinned; sensitive
脸盆
washbowl; basin for washing hands and face; CL:個|个[ge4]
脸盲症
prosopagnosia; face blindness
脸相
complexion; looks; appearance of one's face
脸红
to blush; to redden (with shame, indignation etc)
脸红筋暴
red and tense with anger (idiom)
脸红筋涨
red and tense with anger (idiom)
脸红脖子粗
red in the face; extremely angry
脸膛
facial contour; facial shape
脸蛋儿
cheek; face (often of child)
脸谱
types of facial makeup in operas
脸都绿了
green in the face (idiom); to look unwell
莲宗
see 淨土宗|净土宗[Jing4 tu3 zong1]
莲湖
Lianhu District of Xi’an 西安市[Xi1 an1 Shi4], Shaanxi
莲湖区
Lianhu District of Xi’an 西安市[Xi1 an1 Shi4], Shaanxi
莲花
lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, among others); water-lily
莲花县
Lianhua county in Pingxiang 萍鄉|萍乡, Jiangxi
莲花落
genre of folk song with accompaniment of bamboo clappers
莲都
Liandu district of Lishui city 麗水市|丽水市[Li2 shui3 shi4], Zhejiang
莲都区
Liandu district of Lishui city 麗水市|丽水市[Li2 shui3 shi4], Zhejiang
莲雾
wax apple (a reddish pear-shaped fruit)
裣衽
variant of 斂衽|敛衽[lian3 ren4]
连三并四
one after the other; in succession (idiom)
连串
one after the other; a succession of; a series of
连任
to continue in (a political) office; to serve for another term of office
连动
to link; to peg (currency); gang (gears); continuously; serial verb construction
连动债
structured note (finance)
连南瑶族自治县
Liannan Yao Autonomous County in Qingyuan 清遠|清远[Qing1 yuan3], Guangdong
连南县
Liannan Yaozu autonomous county in Qingyuan 清远, Guangdong
连合
to combine; to join; to unite; alliance; same as 联合|聯合
连同
together with; along with
连哄带骗
to cajole; to sweet talk sb into doing sth
连坐
to treat as guilty those associated with an offender (family, neighbors etc)
连城
Liancheng county level city in Longyan 龍岩|龙岩, Fujian
连城县
Liancheng county in Longyan 龍岩|龙岩, Fujian
连夜
that very night; through the night; for several nights in a row
连天
reaching the sky; for days on end; incessantly
连奔带跑
to run quickly; to rush; to gallop
连宵
the same night; that very night; successive nights
连写
to write without lifting one's pen from the paper; (in the Romanization of Chinese) to write two or more syllables together as a single word (not separated by spaces)
连山
Lianshan district of Huludao city 葫蘆島市|葫芦岛市, Liaoning
连山区
Lianshan district of Huludao city 葫蘆島市|葫芦岛市, Liaoning
连山壮族瑶族自治县
Lianshan Zhuang and Yao autonomous county in Qingyuan 清远, Guangdong
连山县
Lianshan Zhuang and Yao autonomous county in Qingyuan 清远, Guangdong
连州
Lianzhou county level city in Qingyuan 清远, Guangdong
连州市
Lianzhou county level city in Qingyuan 清远, Guangdong
连卺
to share nuptial cup; fig. to get married
连带
to be related; to entail; to involve; joint (liability etc)
连带责任
to bear joint responsibility for sth; joint liability (law)
连平
Lianping county in Heyuan 河源[He2 yuan2], Guangdong
连平县
Lianping county in Heyuan 河源[He2 yuan2], Guangdong
连年
successive years; over many years
连战
Lien Chan (1936-), Taiwanese politician, former vice-president and chairman of Guomintang
连战连胜
fighting and winning a series of battles (idiom); ever victorious
连手
concerted action; to collude (in dishonesty)
连拖带拉
pushing and pulling (idiom)
连接
to link; to join; to attach; connection; a link (on web page)
连接框
connection frame; linked frame
连击
to batter; combo (hit) (gaming); (volleyball, table tennis etc) double hit; double contact
连败
consecutive defeats; to lose several times in a row
连日
day after day; for several days running
连书
to write without lifting one's pen from the paper; (in the Romanization of Chinese) to write two or more syllables together as a single word (not separated by spaces)
连本带利
both principal and interest; capital plus profit
连枷胸
flail chest (medicine)
连根拔
to pull up by the roots; to uproot
连横
Horizontal Alliance, clique of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 jia1] during the Warring States Period (425-221 BC)
连江
Lianjiang county in Fuzhou 福州[Fu2 zhou1], Fujian; Lienchiang county of Taiwan, i.e. the Matsu Islands 馬祖列島|马祖列岛[Ma3 zu3 Lie4 dao3]
连江县
Lianjiang county in Fuzhou 福州[Fu2 zhou1], Fujian; Lienchiang county of Taiwan, i.e. the Matsu Islands 馬祖列島|马祖列岛[Ma3 zu3 Lie4 dao3]
连滚带爬
rolling and crawling; trying frantically to escape (idiom)
连片
forming a continuous sheet; continuous; contiguous; closely grouped
连珠
joined as a string of pearls; in rapid succession; alignment; Renju, a Japanese game, also called Gomoku or five-in-a-row
连珠炮
in quick-fire succession
连理
two trees that grow together as one; fig. conjugal union
连璧
to join jade annuli; fig. to combine two good things
连环画
lianhuanhua (graphic novel)
连环计
interlocked stratagems; CL:條|条[tiao2]
连用
to continue using; use together with sth; use next
连笔
to write without lifting one's pen from the paper
连篇累牍
(of a piece of writing) long and tedious (idiom); verbose
连累
to involve; to implicate sb; to spread to others (harm, trouble, damage etc)
连结
variant of 聯結|联结[lian2 jie2]
连络
variant of 聯絡|联络[lian2 luo4]
连缀
to put together; linking; successive; a cluster
连绵
continuous; unbroken; uninterrupted; extending forever into the distance (of mountain range, river etc)
连绵词
variant of 聯綿詞|联绵词[lian2 mian2 ci2]
连线
electrical lead; connecting line; (Tw) to connect (to a network, device etc); to go online; connection; (congressional) caucus
连县
Lian county in Guangdong
连续
continuous; in a row; serial; consecutive
连续不断
continuous; unceasing
连续介质力学
mechanics of a continuous medium; fluid mechanics
连续剧
serialized drama; dramatic series; show in parts
连续犯
successive offenses; serial crime
连续监视
continuous monitoring
连续统假设
(math.) the continuum hypothesis
连续译码阶段
sequential decoding stage
连署
to cosign; to countersign
连翩
variant of 聯翩|联翩[lian2 pian1]
连声
repeatedly (say something)
连号
consecutive serial numbers; chain (of supermarkets, hotels etc); hyphen
连衣裙
woman's dress; frock; gown
连袂
variant of 聯袂|联袂[lian2 mei4]
连裤袜
panty hose; tights; CL:雙|双[shuang1]
连襟
husbands of sisters; brothers-in-law; extremely close (of a relationship)
连贯
to link up (disparate elements); coherent (narrative, argument etc)
连踢带打
to kick and beat (idiom)
连轴转
lit. to continuously revolve; to work non-stop; to work around the clock (idiom)
连载
serialized; published as a serial (in a newspaper)
连通
to connect; to communicate; to relate; (math.) connected
连通器
communicating vessels (in scientific experiment)
连连
repeatedly; again and again
连连看
pattern matching (puzzle game); matching (type of test question in which presented items are to be paired up)
连锅端
to take even the cooking pots (idiom); to clean out; to wipe out
连锁
to interlock; to be linked; chain (store etc)
连铸
continuous casting (metallurgy)
连镳并轸
lit. reins together and carriages level (idiom); keeping exactly abreast of one another; running neck and neck
连云
Lian'yun district of Lianyungang city 連雲港市|连云港市[Lian2 yun2 gang3 shi4], Jiangsu
连云区
Lian'yun district of Lianyungang city 連雲港市|连云港市[Lian2 yun2 gang3 shi4], Jiangsu
连云港
Lianyungang prefecture-level city in Jiangsu
连云港市
Lianyungang prefecture-level city in Jiangsu
连音
tuplet (music); sandhi (phonetics)
连体婴儿
conjoined twins; Siamese twins
连体双胞胎
conjoined twins; Siamese twins
链式裂变反应
chain reaction of nuclear fission
链条
chain; CL:根[gen1],條|条[tiao2]
链球
throwing the hammer (athletics event)
链球菌
streptococcus (genus of bacteria)
镰仓
Kamakura city in Kanagawa prefecture 神奈川縣|神奈川县[Shen2 nai4 chuan1 xian4], Japan
镰仓幕府
Kamakura bakufu 1192-1333, the first Japanese samurai shogunate
镰刀
sickle; curved blade to cut grain
镰刀斧头
the hammer and sickle (flag of USSR, symbolizing rural and proletarian labor)
镰形血球贫血症
sickle-cell anaemia; sickle-cell disease
镰翅鸡
(bird species of China) Siberian grouse (Falcipennis falcipennis)