Common Meanings
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lián联
To connect, join, or combine; to link or associate.
我们应该多联系，保持友谊。
We should keep in touch more often to maintain our friendship.
A couplet, a pair of antithetical lines of poetry, often displayed as a decorative element, such as spring couplets (对联), funeral couplets (挽联), or pillar couplets (楹联).
春节时，家家户户都会贴上喜庆的对联。
During Chinese New Year, every household puts up festive couplets.
In ancient times, a 'lián' was a household registration unit consisting of ten people or households.
旧时，十户为一联，共同承担一些社区责任。
In ancient times, ten households formed a 'lián', collectively undertaking certain community responsibilities.