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Lian Xi - Daily Mandarin Lesson

"Contact" in Mandarin Chinese

By Qiu Gui Su, About.com

Lian Xi

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Meaning

connection; contact; relation; contact; (in) touch (with); to integrate; to link

Pronunciation

Tone marks: ►lián xì
Tone numbers: lian2 xi4

Chinese Characters

Traditional: 聯繫
Simplified: 联系

First Character: 聯 (lián) – to ally; to unite; to join
Second Character: 繫 (xì) – connect; to tie

Examples of Lián Xì

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Wǒ hěn jiǔ méi hé tā liánxì le.
我很久沒和他聯繫了。
我很久没和他联系了。
It's been a long time since I've been in touch with him.

Yǒu wèntí qǐng gēn wǒ liánxì.
有問題請跟我聯繫。
有问题请跟我联系。
If there are any problems, please contact me.

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