to contact; connection; to get in touch
HSK level
联系 is written with 19 strokes (联: 12, 系: 7). The animation replays automatically.
联系 (liánxì) means 'to contact, to get in touch with' as a verb, and 'connection, link, relationship' as a noun.
As a verb it describes reaching out to someone — by phone, message, or in person: 我明天联系你 (I'll contact you tomorrow). As a noun it names an abstract link between people, ideas, or things: 保持联系 (keep in touch), 有联系 (to be connected / related). English splits these into 'contact' and 'connection,' but Chinese uses one word for both, letting context decide.
A common structure is 跟/和/与 + person + 联系 (to contact someone). Note that 联系 is about establishing or maintaining a link, not physically joining objects — for that you'd use 连接. It's also used academically: 理论联系实际 means 'link theory to practice.'
Note: Standard in both speech and writing. In business and formal contexts, 与您联系 (to contact you) is the polite phrasing; casual speech often uses 跟…联系.
Character by character
Memory hook: 联 (unite) + 系 (tie together) — you tie a bond between people to stay in touch.
联系 appears in 1 Fluentide podcast episode at natural native speed — each with the full Chinese script, pinyin, and line-by-line English translation.
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Yǒu wèntí qǐng suíshí liánxì wǒ.
If you have questions, contact me anytime.
neutral
我们毕业以后还常常联系。
Wǒmen bìyè yǐhòu hái chángcháng liánxì.
We still keep in touch often after graduating.
spoken
请留下你的联系方式。
Qǐng liú xià nǐ de liánxì fāngshì.
Please leave your contact information.
neutral
这两件事之间有很大的联系。
Zhè liǎng jiàn shì zhījiān yǒu hěn dà de liánxì.
There is a strong connection between these two things.
written
联络 also means 'to contact / liaise,' but it's slightly more formal and often implies ongoing coordination or networking. 联系 is the everyday, broader choice for getting in touch.
沟通 means 'to communicate' — the exchange of ideas to reach understanding. 联系 is just making or maintaining contact; you can 联系 someone without truly 沟通 with them.
连接 means to physically connect objects, cables, or systems (连接网络 — connect to the network). 联系 is about contacting people or abstract relationships, not joining hardware.
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