Ideographic: A cart 车 moving 辶 goods between citiesRadical:

meaning for lián:

  • - to link
  • - to join
  • - to connect
  • - continuously
  • - in succession
  • - including
  • - (used with 也 , 都 etc) even
  • - company (military)continuous
  • - in a row
  • - serial
  • - consecutiveto link
  • - to join
  • - to attach
  • - connection
  • - a link (on web page)promptly
  • - at onceon end
  • - in a row
  • - in successioncompany (of troops)

tài
hàixiū害羞
le
lián
zhèng
yǎnkàn眼看
dōu
gǎn

He is too shy to even look at me in the eye.


lián
shànglóu上楼
de
lìqi力气
dōu
méiyǒu没有

He hasn't even the strength to walk upstairs.


ér
yīnwèi因为
hàipà害怕
yùnchē晕车
zǒngshì总是
lián
guàngjiē逛街
dōu
tuīcí推辞
bùkěn不肯
ǎ

But she was bus-sick in life and even seldom went strolling in the street.


zhège这个
wèntí问题
lián
zhuānyè专业
rénshì人士
dōu
bùnéng不能
wánquán完全
jiědá解答

Even professionals can't fully answer this question.


zhège这个
dìfang地方
de
qìhòu气候
shífēn十分
yánhán严寒
zài
dōngtiān冬天
shènzhì甚至
lián
qìchē汽车
yǐnqíng引擎
dūhuì都会
dònghuài冻坏

The climate here is extremely harsh, and even car engines can freeze in winter.