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CHINESE CHARACTER
liàn
恋
恋
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love; long for
- Numbered pinyin
- lian4
- English meanings
- to love; to long for; reluctant to part
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
curtain
honest; inexpensive
pity; love
gather; restrain
encoffin
chain
refine; smelt
hone
unite; connect
unite; connect
map
lotus
including
chain; cable
chain; link
Example sentences
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- 01
tāmen他们zhèngzài正在tán谈liànài恋爱。
They are dating.
- 02
tā他liànliànbùshě恋恋不舍de地líkāi离开le了gùxiāng故乡。
He left his hometown reluctantly.
Related words
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