关
guān
Pinyin

Definition

关
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guān
  1. mountain pass
  2. to close
  3. to shut
  4. to turn off
  5. to concern
  6. to involve
关
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Guān
  1. surname Guan

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

无关
wú guān
  1. 1 unrelated
  2. 2 having nothing to do (with sth else)
关
Guān
  1. 1 surname Guan
关系
guān xi
  1. 1 relation
  2. 2 relationship
  3. 3 to concern
  4. 4 to affect
  5. 5 to have to do with
  6. 6 guanxi
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè]
关心
guān xīn
  1. 1 to be concerned about
  2. 2 to care about
关于
guān yú
  1. 1 pertaining to
  2. 2 concerning
  3. 3 with regard to
  4. 4 about
  5. 5 a matter of
关注
guān zhù
  1. 1 to pay attention to
  2. 2 to follow sth closely
  3. 3 to follow (on social media)
  4. 4 concern
  5. 5 interest
  6. 6 attention
关系
guān xi
  1. 1 variant of 關係|关系[guān xi]
关键
guān jiàn
  1. 1 crucial point
  2. 2 crux
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
  4. 4 key
  5. 5 crucial
  6. 6 pivotal
中关村
Zhōng guān cūn
  1. 1 Zhongguancun neighborhood of Beijing, containing Peking University, famous for electronics shops and bookstores
公关
gōng guān
  1. 1 public relations
大关
dà guān
  1. 1 strategic pass
  2. 2 barrier or mark (i.e. a level considered impressive, usually a round figure such as 10,000)
  3. 3 instrument of torture used to break limbs
年关
nián guān
  1. 1 end of the year
有关
yǒu guān
  1. 1 to have sth to do with
  2. 2 to relate to
  3. 3 related to
  4. 4 to concern
  5. 5 concerning
机关
jī guān
  1. 1 mechanism
  2. 2 gear
  3. 3 machine-operated
  4. 4 office
  5. 5 agency
  6. 6 organ
  7. 7 organization
  8. 8 establishment
  9. 9 institution
  10. 10 body
  11. 11 stratagem
  12. 12 scheme
  13. 13 intrigue
  14. 14 plot
  15. 15 trick
  16. 16 CL:個|个[gè]
没关系
méi guān xi
  1. 1 it doesn't matter
海关
hǎi guān
  1. 1 customs (i.e. border crossing inspection)
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
相关
xiāng guān
  1. 1 related
  2. 2 relevant
  3. 3 pertinent
  4. 4 to be interrelated
  5. 5 (statistics) correlation
通关
tōng guān
  1. 1 to clear customs
  2. 2 (gaming) to finish (a game, a level, a stage, etc)
过关
guò guān
  1. 1 to cross a barrier
  2. 2 to get through (an ordeal)
  3. 3 to pass (a test)
  4. 4 to reach (a standard)
闭关
bì guān
  1. 1 to close the passes
  2. 2 to seal off the country
  3. 3 seclusion (monastic practice, e.g. of Chan Buddhists)

Idioms (16)

一夫当关，万夫莫开
yī fū dāng guān , wàn fū mò kāi
  1. 1 one man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies (idiom)
事不关己
shì bù guān jǐ
  1. 1 a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)
事不关己，高高挂起
shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ
  1. 1 to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
人命关天
rén mìng guān tiān
  1. 1 human life is beyond value (idiom)
休戚相关
xiū qī xiāng guān
  1. 1 to share the same interests (idiom)
  2. 2 to be closely related
  3. 3 to be in the same boat
你走你的阳关道，我过我的独木桥
nǐ zǒu nǐ de Yáng guān Dào , wǒ guò wǒ de dú mù qiáo
  1. 1 lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. you go your way, I'll go mine
  3. 3 you do it your way, I'll do it mine
咬紧牙关
yǎo jǐn yá guān
  1. 1 lit. to bite the teeth tightly (idiom); fig. to grit one's teeth and bear the pain
  2. 2 to bite the bullet
息息相关
xī xī xiāng guān
  1. 1 closely bound up (idiom); intimately related
紧要关头
jǐn yào guān tóu
  1. 1 urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture
英雄难过美人关
yīng xióng nán guò měi rén guān
  1. 1 even heroes have a weakness for the charms of a beautiful woman (idiom)
过五关斩六将
guò wǔ guān zhǎn liù jiàng
  1. 1 lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success)
过关斩将
guò guān zhǎn jiàng
  1. 1 to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) (idiom)
  2. 2 abbr. for 過五關斬六將|过五关斩六将[guò wǔ guān zhǎn liù jiàng]
关公面前耍大刀
Guān gōng miàn qián shuǎ dà dāo
  1. 1 lit. to wield the broadsword in the presence of Lord Guan (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to make a fool of oneself by showing off in front of an expert
关怀备至
guān huái bèi zhì
  1. 1 the utmost care (idiom); to look after sb in every possible way
关门大吉
guān mén dà jí
  1. 1 to close down a business for good and put the best face on it (idiom)
关门捉贼
guān mén zhuō zéi
  1. 1 to catch a thief by closing his escape route (idiom)

Sample Sentences

生产有一定的标准流程，赶货的话，我们很难为质量把关啊。
shēngchǎn yǒu yīdìng de biāozhǔn liúchéng ，gǎn huò dehuà ，wǒmen hěn nán wèi zhìliàng bǎguān a 。
The production has a standard process, it will be hard to make sure the quality if we do it in a hurry.
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客服部；资讯部；公关部；人事部；财务部
kèfúbù ；zīxùnbù ；gōngguānbù ；rénshìbù ；cáiwùbù
Departments: Department of Customer Service; IT Department; Public Relations; Human Resources; Finance Department
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这位是史总，她负责的是公司的公关部。
zhèwèi shì Shǐzǒng ，tā fùzé de shì gōngsī de gōngguānbù 。
This is GM Shih. She is responsible for our PR department.
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公司高层决定要把公司关掉了。
gōngsīgāocéng juédìng yào bǎ gōngsī guāndiào le 。
The top management decided to shut down the company.
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感谢您对我的关照，祝您事事如意。
gǎnxiè nín duì wǒ de guānzhào ，zhù nín shìshìrúyì 。
Thank you for looking after me. All the best to you.
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开关
kāi guān
on, off
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语毕，女孩儿转过身，朝着大门走了进去。但，大门一直是关着的，自始至终没有开过！可秦宇他是亲眼看见女孩儿从关着的大门穿过去消失的！
yv3bì ，nǚháiēr zhuàn guò shēn ，cháozhe dàmén zǒu le jìnqù 。dàn ，dàmén yīzhí shì guān zhe de ，zìshǐzhìzhōng méiyǒu kāi guò ！kě QínYǔ tā shì qīnyǎn kànjiàn nǚháiēr cóng guān zhe de dàmén chuān guòqù xiāoshī de ！
After that, the girl turned around and walked through the door. But the door had been closed right from the start! Yet QinYu saw with his own eyes that the girl walked through the door and disappeared.
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有什么关系。有人来再让位就好了。
yǒu shénme guānxi 。yǒu rén lái zài ràngwèi jiù hǎo le 。
What's the matter. Just give up your seat for them if anyone comes.
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所有工作完成，准备关店离开的时候，已经是午夜12点了。秦宇骑上单车准备回家，沿途他不断地回味着晚上女孩儿出现和邀约他的画面及情节。
suǒyǒu gōngzuò wánchéng ，zhǔnbèi guān diàn líkāi de shíhou ，yǐjīng shì wǔyè shíèr diǎn le 。Qínyǔ jì shàng dānchē zhǔnbèi huíjiā ，yántú tā bùduàn de huíwèi zhe wǎnshang nǚháiēr chūxiàn hé yāoyuē tā de huàmiàn jí qíngjié 。
It was already midnight when he's done with all the tasks and ready to leave the shop. Qinyu got on his bike to ride back home. On his way home, he kept thinking back to the scene tonight when the girl showed up with the invitation.
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所有的快乐，都和我无关。
suǒyǒu de kuàilè ，dōu hé wǒ wúguān 。
All of the joy has nothing to do with me.
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