guān

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Definitions

  1. 1. mountain pass
  2. 2. to close; to shut; to turn off
  3. 3. to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc)
  4. 4. to concern; to involve

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公关
gōng guān

public relations

息息相关
xī xī xiāng guān

closely bound up (idiom); intimately related

把关
bǎ guān

to guard a pass

攻关
gōng guān

to storm a strategic pass

有关
yǒu guān

to have sth to do with

机关
jī guān

mechanism; gear

没关系
méi guān xi

it doesn't matter

海关
hǎi guān

customs (i.e. border crossing inspection)

无关
wú guān

unrelated

无关紧要
wú guān jǐn yào

indifferent

相关
xiāng guān

related

至关重要
zhì guān zhòng yào

extremely important

过关
guò guān

to cross a barrier

开关
kāi guān

power switch

关上
guān shàng

to close (a door)

关系
guān xi

relation

关心
guān xīn

to be concerned about

关爱
guān ài

to show concern and care for

关怀
guān huái

care

关掉
guān diào

to switch off; to shut off

关于
guān yú

pertaining to

关机
guān jī

to turn off (a machine or device)

关注
guān zhù

to pay attention to

关照
guān zhào

to take care

关税
guān shuì

customs duty

关节
guān jié

joint (physiology)

关联
guān lián

to be related; to be connected

关键
guān jiàn

crucial point

关闭
guān bì

to close; to shut (a window etc)

关头
guān tóu

juncture

难关
nán guān

difficulty

一语双关
yī yǔ shuāng guān

to make a pun

三角关系
sān jiǎo guān xì

triangle relationship; (esp.) a love triangle

下关
xià guān

Xiaguan district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏

下关区
xià guān qū

Xiaguan district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏

下关市
xià guān shì

Shimonoseki, city in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

不正当关系
bù zhèng dàng guān xì

improper relationship; illicit relationship

不关痛痒
bù guān tòng yǎng

unimportant

世界海关组织
shì jiè hǎi guān zǔ zhī

World Customs Organization

中俄关系
zhōng é guān xì

Sino-Russian relations

中心埋置关系从句
zhōng xīn mái zhì guān xì cóng jù

center-embedded relative clauses

中日关系
zhōng rì guān xì

Sino-Japanese relations

中关村
zhōng guān cūn

Zhongguancun neighborhood of Beijing, containing Peking University, famous for electronics shops and bookstores

主管机关
zhǔ guǎn jī guān

the agency in charge of (e.g. a program); the relevant government body

乱搞男女关系
luàn gǎo nán nǚ guān xì

to be promiscuous

事不关己
shì bù guān jǐ

a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)

事不关己,高高挂起
shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ

to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)

事件相关电位
shì jiàn xiāng guān diàn wèi

(neuroscience) event-related potential

事关
shì guān

to concern

事关重大
shì guān zhòng dà

the implications are profound

人命关天
rén mìng guān tiān

human life is beyond value (idiom)

人际关系
rén jì guān xì

interpersonal relationship

休戚相关
xiū qī xiāng guān

to share the same interests (idiom)

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

lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)

偏关
piān guān

Pianguan county in Xinzhou 忻州[xīn zhōu], Shanxi

偏关县
piān guān xiàn

Pianguan county in Xinzhou 忻州[xīn zhōu], Shanxi

入关
rù guān

to enter a pass

入关学
rù guān xué

theory proposed in 2019 on Chinese social media, centering on the idea of China replacing the United States as the dominant nation in a new world order, drawing an analogy with the Manchu overthrow of the Ming dynasty, achieved after the Qing army entered China via the Shanhai Pass 入關|入关[rù guān]

两国关系
liǎng guó guān xì

bilateral relations

公共关系
gōng gòng guān xì

public relations

公安机关
gōng ān jī guān

public security bureau

公家机关
gōng jiā jī guān

civil service

函谷关
hán gǔ guān

Hangu Pass in modern day Henan Province, strategic pass forming the eastern gate of the Qin State during the Warring States Period (770-221 BC)

利害攸关
lì hài yōu guān

to be of vital interest

利害关系
lì hài guān xi

stake

利害关系人
lì hài guān xi rén

interested party

利害关系方
lì hài guān xi fāng

interested party

劳资关系
láo zī guān xì

industrial relations

劳雇关系
láo gù guān xì

relations between labor and employer

北关
běi guān

Beiguan district of Anyang city 安陽市|安阳市[ān yáng shì], Henan

北关区
běi guān qū

Beiguan district of Anyang city 安陽市|安阳市[ān yáng shì], Henan

半开半关
bàn kāi bàn guān

half-open, half closed

南关
nán guān

Nanguan district of Changchun city 長春市|长春市, Jilin

南关区
nán guān qū

Nanguan district of Changchun city 長春市|长春市, Jilin

卡关
kǎ guān

to be stuck

友好关系
yǒu hǎo guān xì

good relations

取关
qǔ guān

to unfollow (on microblog etc)

叩关
kòu guān

to make an approach

台湾关系法
tái wān guān xì fǎ

Taiwan Relations Act (of US Congress, 1979)

司法机关
sī fǎ jī guān

judicial authorities

咬定牙关
yǎo dìng yá guān

see 咬緊牙關|咬紧牙关[yǎo jǐn yá guān]

咬紧牙关
yǎo jǐn yá guān

lit. to bite the teeth tightly (idiom); fig. to grit one's teeth and bear the pain

嘉峪关
jiā yù guān

Jiayu Pass in Gansu, at the western terminus of the Great Wall

嘉峪关城
jiā yù guān chéng

Jiayuguan fort in the Gansu corridor

嘉峪关市
jiā yù guān shì

Jiayuguan prefecture-level city in Gansu

严重关切
yán zhòng guān qiè

serious concern

国际关系
guó jì guān xì

international relations

国际关系学院
guó jì guān xì xué yuàn

University of International Relations, Beijing, established in 1949

坐关
zuò guān

(Buddhism) to sit in contemplation

城关
chéng guān

area outside a city gate

城关区
chéng guān qū

Chengguan District of Lhasa City 拉薩市|拉萨市[lā sà shì], Tibetan: Lha sa khrin kon chus, Tibet

城关镇
chéng guān zhèn

Chengguan town (common place name)

报关
bào guān

to declare at customs

壶关
hú guān

Huguan county in Changzhi 長治|长治[cháng zhì], Shanxi

壶关县
hú guān xiàn

Huguan county in Changzhi 長治|长治[cháng zhì], Shanxi

外交关系
wài jiāo guān xì

foreign relations

外交关系理事会
wài jiāo guān xì lǐ shì huì

Council on Foreign Relations (US policy think tank)

大关
dà guān

strategic pass

大关县
dà guān xiàn

Daguan county in Zhaotong 昭通[zhāo tōng], Yunnan

存亡攸关
cún wáng yōu guān

a make-or-break matter

密切相关
mì qiè xiāng guān

closely related

对外关系
duì wài guān xì

foreign relations

居庸关
jū yōng guān

Juyongguan, frontier fortress on Great Wall north of Beijing, in Changping district 昌平區|昌平区[chāng píng qū]

山海关
shān hǎi guān

Shanhai Pass in Hebei, at the eastern terminus of the Ming dynasty Great Wall

山海关区
shān hǎi guān qū

Shanhaiguan district of Qinhuangdao city 秦皇島市|秦皇岛市[qín huáng dǎo shì], Hebei

平型关
píng xíng guān

Pingxing Pass, mountain pass in Shanxi Province

平型关大捷
píng xíng guān dà jié

Great Victory at Pingxing Pass, ambush of Japanese troops by Communist forces on September 25, 1937 at 平型關|平型关[píng xíng guān]

年关
nián guān

end of the year

建立正式外交关系
jiàn lì zhèng shì wài jiāo guān xì

formally establish diplomatic relations

性命攸关
xìng mìng yōu guān

vitally important

性关系
xìng guān xi

sexual relations

承蒙关照
chéng méng guān zhào

to be indebted to sb for care

拉关系
lā guān xì

to seek contact with sb for one's own benefit

指关节
zhǐ guān jié

knuckle

攸关
yōu guān

of great concern

改善关系
gǎi shàn guān xi

to improve relations

政府机关
zhèng fǔ jī guān

government (viewed as an organization)

政治关系
zhèng zhì guān xì

political relations

暧昧关系
ài mèi guān xì

shady relationship

有关各方
yǒu guān gè fāng

all parties involved

有关联
yǒu guān lián

related to

机关报
jī guān bào

official (government-operated) newspaper

机关布景
jī guān bù jǐng

machine-operated stage scenery

机关枪
jī guān qiāng

machine gun

机关炮
jī guān pào

machine cannon

机关算尽太聪明,反算了卿卿性命
jī guān suàn jìn tài cōng ming , fǎn suàn le qīng qīng xìng mìng

if one is too calculating, it will be the cause of one's own undoing (famous line in \A Dream of Red Mansions\ 紅樓夢|红楼梦[hóng lóu mèng])

机关车
jī guān chē

locomotive

正相关
zhèng xiāng guān

positive correlation

气动开关
qì dòng kāi guān

pneumatic switch

没有关系
méi yǒu guān xi

see 沒關係|没关系[méi guān xi]

海峡两岸关系协会
hǎi xiá liǎng àn guān xi xié huì

PRC Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS)

海关官员
hǎi guān guān yuán

customs officer

海关总署
hǎi guān zǒng shǔ

General Administration of Customs (GAC)

海关部门
hǎi guān bù mén

customs section

清关
qīng guān

customs clearance

漠不关心
mò bù guān xīn

not the least bit concerned

潼关
tóng guān

Tongguan County in Weinan 渭南[wèi nán], Shaanxi

潼关县
tóng guān xiàn

Tongguan County in Weinan 渭南[wèi nán], Shaanxi

无关痛痒
wú guān tòng yǎng

not to affect sb

牙关
yá guān

jaw

牙关紧闭症
yá guān jǐn bì zhèng

lockjaw

特殊关系
tè shū guān xì

special relation

玄关
xuán guān

entrance hall

玉门关
yù mén guān

Yumen Pass, or Jade Gate, western frontier post on the Silk Road in the Han Dynasty, west of Dunhuang, in Gansu

生死攸关
shēng sǐ yōu guān

matter of life and death

生死关头
shēng sǐ guān tóu

the critical moment

生产关系
shēng chǎn guān xì

relations between levels of production

男女关系
nán nǚ guān xì

man-woman connection

发生关系
fā shēng guān xi

to have sexual relations with sb

相互关系
xiāng hù guān xì

interrelationship

相关性
xiāng guān xìng

correlation

蒙混过关
méng hùn guò guān

to get away with it

破关
pò guān

to solve or overcome (a difficult problem)

社会关系
shè huì guān xì

social relation

社会关怀
shè huì guān huái

social care

税关
shuì guān

customs house (in ancient times)

立法机关
lì fǎ jī guān

legislature

等价关系
děng jià guān xì

(math.) equivalence relation

网关
wǎng guān

network router

紧要关头
jǐn yào guān tóu

urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture

总开关
zǒng kāi guān

main switch

临终关怀
lín zhōng guān huái

palliative care

自治机关
zì zhì jī guān

governing body of an autonomous territory

英雄难过美人关
yīng xióng nán guò měi rén guān

even heroes have a weakness for the charms of a beautiful woman (idiom)

血缘关系
xuè yuán guān xì

blood relationship

行政机关
xíng zhèng jī guān

administrative authority

裙带关系
qún dài guān xi

favoritism shown to sb because of the influence of the person's wife or other female relative

亲缘关系
qīn yuán guān xì

phylogenetic relationship

言论机关
yán lùn jī guān

the press

请多关照
qǐng duō guān zhào

please treat me kindly (conventional greeting on first meeting)

识破机关
shí pò jī guān

to see through a trick

负相关
fù xiāng guān

negative correlation

买关节
mǎi guān jié

to offer a bribe

宾语关系从句
bīn yǔ guān xì cóng jù

object relative clause

卖关子
mài guān zi

to keep listeners in suspense (in storytelling)

卖关节
mài guān jié

to solicit a bribe

超友谊关系
chāo yǒu yì guān xi

relationship that is more than friendship

轻机关枪
qīng jī guān qiāng

also written 輕機槍|轻机枪

转关系
zhuǎn guān xi

to transfer (from one unit to another)

退关
tuì guān

shut-out, container or consigment not carried on the intended vessel or aircraft

通关
tōng guān

to clear customs

通关密语
tōng guān mì yǔ

password

通关文牒
tōng guān wén dié

passport

通关节
tōng guān jié

to facilitate by means of bribery

进关
jìn guān

inbound customs (international trade)

过五关斩六将
guò wǔ guān zhǎn liù jiàng

lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom)

过度关怀
guò dù guān huái

obsession

递推关系
dì tuī guān xì

recurrence relation

边关
biān guān

border station

重机关枪
zhòng jī guān qiāng

also written 重機槍|重机枪

金融机关
jīn róng jī guān

financial organization

闭关
bì guān

to close the passes

闭关政策
bì guān zhèng cè

closed-door policy

闭关自守
bì guān zì shǒu

close the country to international intercourse

闭关锁国
bì guān suǒ guó

to close the passes and seal off the country

闯关
chuǎng guān

to crash through a barrier

闯关者
chuǎng guān zhě

person who crashes through a barrier

关中
guān zhōng

Guanzhong Plain in Shaanxi

关中地区
guān zhōng dì qū

Guanzhong Plain in Shaanxi

关中平原
guān zhōng píng yuán

Guanzhong Plain in Shaanxi