联系
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
联系 (liánxì) · to contact
联系 (liánxì) means “to contact; to get in touch; connection”. It is written with 2 characters: 联 (ally) + 系 (department (of a university)). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 联系 is built
The characters
联 lián · ally
What 联 is made of
- 耳ěr — ear
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 关guān — frontier pass
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 天tiān — sky
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
- 丷ha — kwukyel
Origin hint: 耳 gives the meaning, 关 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
系 xì · department (of a university)
What 系 is made of
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 糸mì — silk
- 幺yāo — one
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: thread (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
有问题请跟我联系。Yǒu wèntí qǐng gēn wǒ liánxì.If you have questions, please contact me.
我们很久没有联系了。Wǒmen hěn jiǔ méiyǒu liánxì le.We haven't been in touch for a long time.
Questions about 联系
What does 联系 mean?
联系 (liánxì) means “to contact; to get in touch; connection”.
How do you pronounce 联系?
联系 is pronounced liánxì.
Which HSK level is 联系?
联系 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 互联网hùliánwǎngInternet
- 联合liánhéto unite
- 联合国LiánhéguóUnited Nations
- 对联duìliáncouplet
- 联欢liánhuānget-together
- 联络liánluòto contact
- 联盟liánméngalliance
- 联想liánxiǎngto associate
- 没关系méiguānxiit doesn't matter
- 关系guānxirelationship
Learn 联系 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 61: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.