on end ⇒ 一连下了几个月的雨。 Yīlián xiàle jǐ gè yuè de yǔ. → It's been raining for months on end.

in a row ⇒ 雨接连下了3天。 Yǔ jiēlián xiàle sān tiān. → It rained for three days in a row.

implicate ⇒ 在封建社会里,一人犯罪,株连九族。 Zài fēngjiàn shèhuì li, yī rén fànzuì, zhūlián jiǔ zú. → In feudal times, when a man committed a crime, the whole clan was implicated.

border on ⇒ 美国的北部跟加拿大毗连。 Měiguó de běibù gēn Jiānádà pílián. → The United States borders on Canada to the north.

( 连累 ) implicate

re-elect ⇒ 他连任市长一职。 Tā liánrèn shìzhǎng yī zhí. → He was re-elected as mayor for another term.

( 当天夜里 ) that night ⇒ 接到电话后，我连夜赶到他家去。 Jiēdào diànhuà hòu, wǒ liányè gǎndào tā jiā qù. → After receiving the call, I went to his house that very night.

be related

at once ⇒ 孩子发烧,他连忙去请大夫。 Háizi fāshāo, tā liánmáng qù qǐng dàifu. → When he found out that the child had a fever, he went to call a doctor at once.

connect

implicate ⇒ 战争连累了旅游业。 Zhànzhēng liánlěile lǚyóuyè. → The war had negative implications for tourism. ⇒ 自己做事不要连累别人。 Zìjǐ zuòshì bùyào liánlěi biérén. → You should not involve other people in things you have done.

go on without stopping ⇒ 他连续干了3天，觉都没睡。 Tā liánxù gànle sān tiān, jiào dōu méi shuì. → He worked for three days in a row without sleeping.

continuous ⇒ 阴雨连绵 yīnyǔ liánmián → rainy spell

conjunction

be coherent ⇒ 她讲话简明、连贯、得体。 Tā jiǎnghuà jiǎnmíng, liánguàn, détǐ. → She spoke concisely, coherently and appropriately.

serialize

chain ⇒ 连锁反应 liánsuǒ fǎnyìng → chain reaction

priceless

one after another ⇒ 他接二连三来信叫我去他那里过圣诞节。 Tā jiē èr lián sān láixìn jiào wǒ qù tā nàlǐ guò Shèngdàn Jié. → He sent one letter after another asking me to spend Christmas at his place.

enjoy oneself so much that one forgets to go home ⇒ 这里的美景令我们流连忘返。 Zhèlǐ de měijǐng lìng wǒmen liúlián wàngfǎn. → The scenery here is so lovely that I don't want to go home.

separated but still together in spirit

and ⇒ 连人带车 lián rén dài chē → people and cars ⇒ 连滚带爬 lián gǔn dài pá → roll and crawl ⇒ 连蹦带跳 lián bèng dài tiào → jump and skip