Chinese Conversation · Level 41
90 words
Chinese word
联系
Pronunciation
Pinyinlián xì
Meaning
- verbcontact
Example
请联系我。qǐng lián xì wǒ
Please contact me.
More examples
我找不到他，你能帮我联系他吗？wǒ zhǎo bú dào tā nǐ néng bāng wǒ lián xì tā ma
I can't find him; can you help me contact him?
Core concept
A bridge that joins people and carries information between them.
Common phrases
尽快联系jǐn kuài lián xì
contact as soon as possible
和朋友联系hé péng yǒu lián xì
contact friends
发邮件联系fā yóu jiàn lián xì
contact by email
Similar words
联络lián luò: Making contact with a person or organization to create a working connection.
沟通gōu tōng: Sharing ideas or information back and forth to reach mutual understanding.
打电话dǎ diàn huà: Using a phone to speak directly with another person.
发短信fā duǎn xìn: Sending a brief written message to someone by phone or app.
Definition in Chinese
通过打电话、发信息、发邮件等方式向某人传达信息、建立或保持沟通，寻求回应或解决事情的动作。tōng guò dǎ diàn huà fā xìn xī fā yóu jiàn děng fāng shì xiàng mǒu rén chuán dá xìn xī jiàn lì huò bǎo chí gōu tōng xún qiú huí yìng huò jiě jué shì qíng de dòng zuò
Word origin
联系 (liánxì, "contact") combines 联 (lián, "join") + 系 (xì, "tie"), creating the idea of keeping people connected so information can pass between them.
Usage tips
- In everyday Chinese, this verb naturally takes a person or organization as its object, while a phone call, message, or email is stated as the method.
Other meanings
- communicationnoun
- relationshipnoun
Related words
- 联系信息lián xì xìn xīcontact informationnoun
- 联系记录lián xì jì lùcontact historynoun