连 lián
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 车 cart, vehicle
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
连任
liánrèn
to be re-elected; to serve consecutive terms
Characters in this word
任 rèn
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 壬 9th heavenly stem
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 现任主席能否连任，取决于他是否能兑现上一届的改革承诺。 Xiànrèn zhǔxí néngfǒu liánrèn, qǔjué yú tā shìfǒu néng duìxiàn shàng yí jiè de gǎigé chéngnuò. Whether the incumbent chair can be re-elected depends on whether he can fulfil the reform promises of the previous term.
- 班长因为工作认真，同学们一致同意让他连任。 Bānzhǎng yīnwèi gōngzuò rènzhēn, tóngxuémen yízhì tóngyì ràng tā liánrèn. Because the class monitor worked diligently, his classmates unanimously agreed to let him serve another term.
- 她已经连任两届社区主任，居民们都很信任她。 Tā yǐjīng liánrèn liǎng jiè shèqū zhǔrèn, jūmínmen dōu hěn xìnrèn tā. She has already served two consecutive terms as community director, and the residents trust her.
Related words
- 连 lián even; in a row
- 连忙 liánmáng hurriedly
- 连续 liánxù continuous; in a row
- 连续剧 liánxùjù television series
- 接连 jiēlián one after another
- 连接 liánjiē to connect
- 相连 xiānglián to be connected
- 接二连三 jiē'èrliánsān one after another; in succession
- 连贯 liánguàn to connect coherently; coherent
- 连连 liánlián again and again; repeatedly
- 连绵 liánmián continuous; stretching unbroken
- 连年 liánnián year after year; for successive years