Chinese word

有关

Pronunciation

Pinyinyǒu guān

Meaning

  • adjectiverelated

Example

这些资料和那个项目有关。zhè xiē zī liào hé nà ge xiàng mù yǒu guān

These materials are related to that project.

Illustration for 有关 (related)

More examples

调查需要向有关人员了解情况。diào chá xū yào xiàng yǒu guān rén yuán liáo jiě qíng kuàng

The investigation needs to ask the relevant personnel about the situation.

Core concept

Two things share a point of contact, whether through subject matter, purpose, or influence.

Common phrases

  • 有关人员yǒu guān rén yuán

    relevant personnel

  • 有关单位yǒu guān dān wèi

    relevant organizations

  • 有关条款yǒu guān tiáo kuǎn

    relevant provisions

Similar words

相关xiāng guān: Having a connection with another thing, especially through a shared subject or effect.

Definition in Chinese

用于表示某事物与另一事物之间存在联系、关联或相互影响，既可作谓语也可作定语。yòng yú biǎo shì mǒu shì wù yǔ lìng yí shì wù zhī jiān cún zài lián xì guān lián huò xiāng hù yíng xiǎng jì kě zuò wèi yǔ yě kě zuò dìng yǔ

Word origin

有 (yǒu, "have") + 关 (guān, "gate or pass") presents a matter as having a connection, with 关 extended from a passage to involvement.

Usage tips

  • When the word follows a noun phrase, English usually needs an explicit linking verb, so a direct word-for-word order can sound incomplete.

Other meanings

  • concernverb

Opposites

  • 不相关bù xiāng guānunrelatedadjective

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