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联系

lián xì · lian xi

Traditional 聯繫 / 聯係

HSK 3Old HSK 4

Meaning

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lián xì 聯繫

  1. connection
  2. contact
  3. relation
  4. to get in touch with
  5. to integrate
  6. to link
  7. to touch

lián xì 聯係

  1. variant of 聯繫 / 联系 (lián xì)
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Still in touch?

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)和(hé)小王(xiǎowáng)还(hái)有(yǒu)联系(liánxì)吗(ma)？

    Are you still in touch with Xiao Wang?

  2. Liangliang

    有(yǒu)，我们(wǒmen)每周(měizhōu)都(dōu)联系(liánxì)。

    Yes, we get in touch every week.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)联系(liánxì)他(tā)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)请(qǐng)他(tā)吃饭(chīfàn)。

    Then contact him for me. I want to invite him to dinner.

  4. Liangliang

    他(tā)回(huí)了(le)！他说(tāshuō)一直(yīzhí)联系不上(liánxìbùshàng)你(nǐ)。

    He replied! He says he couldn't reach you.

  5. Dengdeng

    哎呀(āiyā)，我(wǒ)换(huàn)了(le)新(xīn)号码(hàomǎ)，忘(wàng)了(le)告诉(gàosu)他(tā)。

    Oh no, I got a new number and forgot to tell him.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)联(lián)系(xì)上(shàng)他(tā)们(men)已(yǐ)经(jīng)为(wéi)时(shí)已(yǐ)晚(wǎn)。

We were unable to make contact with them until it was too late.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

请(qǐng)尽(jǐn)快(kuài)跟(gēn)我(wǒ)联(lián)系(xì)，告(gào)诉(sù)我(wǒ)你(nǐ)的(de)决(jué)定(dìng)。

Please contact me as soon as possible and tell me your decision.

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联
lián

(bound form) to ally oneself with; to unite; to combine; to join; (bound form) (poetry) antithetical couplet

系
xì

system; department

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