Usage note
联系表示和别人保持沟通，也表示有关联。
lián xì biǎo shì hé bié rén bǎo chí gōu tōng， yě biǎo shì yǒu guān lián。
Contact means keeping in touch with others, and it can also mean being related.
Context note
联系常出现在打电话、发消息和关系里。
lián xì cháng chū xiàn zài dǎ diàn huà 、 fā xiāo xī hé guān xì lǐ。
Contact often appears in calling, messaging, and relationships.
5 examples
我们保持联系。
wǒ men bǎo chí lián xì。
We keep in touch.
请和我联系。
qǐng hé wǒ lián xì。
Please contact me.
我联系老师。
wǒ lián xì lǎo shī。
I contact the teacher.
他们没有联系。
tā men méi yǒu lián xì。
They have no contact.
这两件事有联系。
zhè liǎng jiàn shì yǒu lián xì。
These two things are related.
5 mini stories
放假以后，我和同学一直保持联系。
fàng jià yǐ hòu， wǒ hé tóng xué yì zhí bǎo chí lián xì。
After the holiday, I stayed in contact with my classmates.
老师说有问题可以联系他。
lǎo shī shuō yǒu wèn tí kě yǐ lián xì tā。
The teacher said if we have questions, we can contact him.
我给妈妈发消息，告诉她我到了。
wǒ gěi mā ma fā xiāo xī， gào sù tā wǒ dào le。
I sent Mom a message to tell her I arrived.
这两个词看起来不同，但其实有联系。
zhè liǎng gè cí kàn qǐ lái bù tóng， dàn qí shí yǒu lián xì。
These two words look different, but they are actually related.
我们通过电话联系朋友。
wǒ men tōng guò diàn huà lián xì péng yǒu。
We contact friends by phone.
Mini dialogue
保持联系
A
暑假我们怎么联系？
Shǔjià wǒmen zěnme liánxì?
How will we keep in contact during summer break?
B
我们可以打电话或者发信息。
Wǒmen kěyǐ dǎ diànhuà huòzhě fā xìnxī.
We can call or send messages.
联系老师
A
我有问题，怎么联系老师？
Wǒ yǒu wèntí, zěnme liánxì lǎoshī?
I have a question; how do I contact the teacher?
B
你可以发邮件联系她。
Nǐ kěyǐ fā yóujiàn liánxì tā.
You can send an email to contact her.
Related words and contrasts
similar
联络
liánluò
get in touch
联络 also means to contact or get in touch.
related
关系
guānxì
relationship
关系 means relationship. 联系 is the act of contacting.