连
绵

Continuous in Chinese: 连绵 (lián mián)

lián mián

continuous

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 連綿1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1continuous
  2. 2unbroken
  3. 3uninterrupted
  4. 4extending forever into the distance (of mountain range, river etc)

Stroke order

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连
绵

Zhuyin

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ㄌㄧㄢˊ

lián

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄇㄧㄢˊ

mián

ㄇ/ mㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

连绵

Simplified

連綿

Traditional

Example sentences

See 连绵 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 远处的山峰连绵起伏，十分壮观。

    yuǎn chù de shān fēng lián mián qǐ fú， shí fēn zhuàng guān。

    The distant mountains stretch on unbroken, a magnificent sight.

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Related words

连

lián

to link

连忙

lián máng

promptly

连续

lián xù

continuous

接连

jiē lián

on end

连接

lián jiē

to link

海绵

hǎi mián

sponge (zoology)

连任

lián rèn

to continue in (a political) office

连锁

lián suǒ

to interlock

连夜

lián yè

that very night

相连

xiāng lián

to link

一连

yī lián

in a row

连续剧

lián xù jù

serialized drama

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