Usage note
连可以表示连接，也可以表示甚至。
lián kě yǐ biǎo shì lián jiē， yě kě yǐ biǎo shì shèn zhì。
Even can mean to connect, and it can also mean even.
Context note
连常出现在连...都...这样的句子里。
lián cháng chū xiàn zài lián... dōu... zhè yàng de jù zi lǐ。
Even often appears in sentences like even ... all/too.
5 examples
连我都知道。
lián wǒ dōu zhī dào。
Even I know.
连老师也来了。
lián lǎo shī yě lái le。
Even the teacher came.
他连吃饭都很快。
tā lián chī fàn dōu hěn kuài。
He even eats very fast.
我们连夜做完。
wǒ men lián yè zuò wán。
We finished overnight.
连这个字我也会。
lián zhè ge zì wǒ yě huì。
Even this character I know.
5 mini stories
这道题很简单，连我都做出来了。
zhè dào tí hěn jiǎn dān， lián wǒ dōu zuò chū lái le。
This problem is very simple, even I could do it.
连老师都笑了，说明这件事很有趣。
lián lǎo shī dōu xiào le， shuō míng zhè jiàn shì hěn yǒu qù。
Even the teacher laughed, which means this matter is very interesting.
他连书包都没拿就跑了出去。
tā lián shū bāo dōu méi ná jiù pǎo le chū qù。
He ran out without even taking his school bag.
连下雨天，公园里也有很多人。
lián xià yǔ tiān， gōng yuán lǐ yě yǒu hěn duō rén。
Even on rainy days, there are many people in the park.
我连这个词都认识，所以很开心。
wǒ lián zhè ge cí dōu rèn shi， suǒ yǐ hěn kāi xīn。
I even know this word, so I am happy.
Mini dialogue
简单的问题
A
这个问题连三岁小孩都会。
Zhège wèntí lián sān suì xiǎohái dōu huì.
Even a three-year-old child knows this question.
B
哈哈，真的很简单。
Hāhā, zhēn de hěn jiǎndān.
Haha, it's really very simple.
忘记吃饭
A
他忙得连饭都忘了吃。
Tā máng de lián fàn dōu wàng le chī.
He was so busy that he even forgot to eat.
B
那可不行，身体很重要。
Nà kě bù xíng, shēntǐ hěn zhòngyào.
That's not good, health is very important.
Related words and contrasts
similar
甚至
shèn zhì
even; so much so that
Used for emphasis, similar to 连
similar
就连
jiù lián
even
A stronger form of 连
related
包括
bāo kuò
including
Related in meaning when listing items