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title: "Xianglian Meaning: 相连 (to be linked) or 项链 (necklace)?"
description: "相连 (traditional 相連, xiānglián) means “to be linked; to be connected”. Not the xianglian you heard? See 项链. Hear its tones, see what 相 and 连 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xianglian"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 相连 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

相连 xiānglián

## to be linked; to be connected

## Its characters

1. 相 xiāng each other
2. 连 lián to link

## In a sentence

这两个房间是相连的。 These two rooms are connected.

[More about 相连](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%9B%B8%E8%BF%9E)

## Other words said xianglian

- [项链xiàngliànnecklace](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%A1%B9%E9%93%BE)

## More words with 相 or 连

- [互相 hùxiāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huxiang)
- [接连 jiēlián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jielian)
- [亮相 liàngxiàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liangxiang)
- [连接 liánjiē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lianjie)
- [连连 liánlián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lianlian)
- [连忙 liánmáng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lianmang)
- [连锁 liánsuǒ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liansuo)
- [连续 liánxù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lianxu)
- [相伴 xiāngbàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiangban)
- [相比 xiāngbǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiangbi)

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