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Definitions
- 1. mountain pass
- 2. to close; to shut; to turn off
- 3. to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc)
- 4. to concern; to involve
Example Sentences
1 shown关 门。
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Words Containing 关
Guan Hanqing (c. 1235-c. 1300), Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇|杂剧 tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four Great Yuan dramatists 元曲四大家
beyond the pass, i.e. the region north and east of Shanhai Pass 山海關|山海关[shān hǎi guān] or the region west of Jiayu Pass 嘉峪關|嘉峪关[jiā yù guān] or both
Pianguan county in Xinzhou 忻州[xīn zhōu], Shanxi
lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
negative correlation
Guanxi or Kuanhsi town in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[xīn zhú xiàn], northwest Taiwan
customs duty
(of a power plant, refinery etc) to shut down
to catch a thief by closing his escape route (idiom)
Chengguan town (common place name)
to shut down (a factory)
stake
bonded warehouse
network of people with whom one has dealings on the basis of \scratch my back and I'll scratch yours\
entrance hall
Jiayuguan fort in the Gansu corridor
shut-out, container or consigment not carried on the intended vessel or aircraft
to relate to
civil service
Guanling Buyei and Hmong autonomous county in Anshun 安順|安顺[ān shùn], Guizhou
to be related; to be connected
University of Guam
vitally important
public security bureau
Guanling Buyei and Hmong autonomous county in Anshun 安順|安顺[ān shùn], Guizhou
political relations
mechanism; gear
to close firmly
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])
end of the year
to offer a bribe
pelvis
Guam
mountain pass
pun
Beiguan district of Anyang city 安陽市|安阳市[ān yáng shì], Henan
sexual relations
Shanhai Pass in Hebei, at the eastern terminus of the Ming dynasty Great Wall
relationship that is more than friendship
closely bound up (idiom); intimately related
social care
Xiaguan district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏
to shut off
machine-operated stage scenery
Daguan county in Zhaotong 昭通[zhāo tōng], Yunnan
pass
Guanzhong Plain in Shaanxi
financial organization
urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture
legislature
Guan Yu (-219), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, fearsome fighter famous for virtue and loyalty
tariff wall
defensive fort over border post
Shaoguan prefecture in Guangdong
(math.) equivalence relation
keyword
related company
machine gun
ignition switch
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]
Sino-Russian relations
to close (a window) completely; to shut (a door) properly; to turn off (a faucet) tightly
bilateral relations
difficulty
to solve or overcome (a difficult problem)
relation
security measures (esp. border security)
border station
rheumatoid arthritis
(neuroscience) event-related potential
to relate (to)
Shaoguan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong
to enter a pass
Shaoguan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong province
matter of life and death
Council on Foreign Relations (US policy think tank)
Xiaguan district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏
the utmost care (idiom); to look after sb in every possible way
closed-door policy
Treaty of Shimonoseki (1895), concluding the First Sino-Japanese War 甲午戰爭|甲午战争[jiǎ wǔ zhàn zhēng]
object relative clause
indifferent
Kansai region, Japan
to switch off; to shut off
World Customs Organization
formally establish diplomatic relations
interested party
international relations
customs section
Nanguan district of Changchun city 長春市|长春市, Jilin
interpersonal relationship
to turn off (a machine or device)
General Administration of Customs (GAC)
to close the passes and seal off the country
to guard a pass
lit. shut the door and beat the dog (idiom)
customs officer
the critical moment
government (viewed as an organization)
customs house (in ancient times)
to make a pun
locomotive
pun
articular cavity
close the country to international intercourse
arthritis
customs border
lockjaw
jaw
human life is beyond value (idiom)
serious concern
Guantanamo
to concern
Shimonoseki, city in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
unrelated
pertaining to
palliative care
improper relationship; illicit relationship
public relations
recurrence relation
juncture
social relation
foreign relations
Beiguan district of Anyang city 安陽市|安阳市[ān yáng shì], Henan
Yumen Pass, or Jade Gate, western frontier post on the Silk Road in the Han Dynasty, west of Dunhuang, in Gansu
correlation
to seek contact with sb for one's own benefit
Huguan county in Changzhi 長治|长治[cháng zhì], Shanxi
to storm a strategic pass
customs union
Guanzhong Plain in Shaanxi
to unfollow (on microblog etc)
see 沒關係|没关系[méi guān xi]
network router
lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom)
to be indebted to sb for care
lit. to wield the broadsword in the presence of Lord Guan (idiom)
the press
University of International Relations, Beijing, established in 1949
special relation
Pingxing Pass, mountain pass in Shanxi Province
Chengguan District of Lhasa City 拉薩市|拉萨市[lā sà shì], Tibetan: Lha sa khrin kon chus, Tibet
judicial authorities
to keep listeners in suspense (in storytelling)
articular capsule (of joint such as knee in anatomy)
not to affect sb
customs levy
passport
(Buddhism) to sit in contemplation
Nanguan district of Changchun city 長春市|长春市, Jilin
to see through a trick
extremely important
keyword
Guanmiao, a district in Tainan 台南|台南[tái nán], Taiwan
Northeast China
to inform
a make-or-break matter
a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)
area outside a city gate
administrative authority
GATT, the 1995 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
governing body of an autonomous territory
to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
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)
to declare at customs
Maguan county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[wén shān zhuàng zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan
climax (in a story)
to have sexual relations with sb
interrelationship
to transfer (from one unit to another)
see 咬緊牙關|咬紧牙关[yǎo jǐn yá guān]
Michelle Kwan (1980-), former American figure skater, Olympic medalist
joint (physiology)
to close; to shut (a window etc)
Sino-Japanese relations
Guanshan or Kuanshan town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan
Tongguan County in Weinan 渭南[wèi nán], Shaanxi
Guanzhong Plain in Shaanxi
Huguan county in Changzhi 長治|长治[cháng zhì], Shanxi
same as 陽關大道|阳关大道[yáng guān dà dào]
articular facet (anatomy)
Rosamund Kwan (1962-), Hong Kong actress
to get away with it
related
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]
not the least bit concerned
Guantanamo, Cuba
industrial relations
good relations
lit. to bite the teeth tightly (idiom); fig. to grit one's teeth and bear the pain
Zhongguancun neighborhood of Beijing, containing Peking University, famous for electronics shops and bookstores
to be concerned about
shady relationship
person who crashes through a barrier
it doesn't matter
foreign relations
pneumatic switch
of great concern
last disciple of a master
positive correlation
all parties involved
to be deeply concerned
to close the passes
border fort, esp. defending narrow valley
to be of vital interest
Kantō earthquake of 1923, magnitude 8.2, that killed 200,000 people in the Tokyo area
crucial point
to close up shop and cease business temporarily
unimportant
to close down a business for good and put the best face on it (idiom)
to imprison
machine cannon
to be promiscuous
a connection (sb with whom one has dealings on the basis of \scratch my back and I'll scratch yours\)
to show concern and care for
Lord Guan (i.e. 關羽|关羽[guān yǔ])
official (government-operated) newspaper
also written 重機槍|重机枪
to pay attention to
to cross a barrier
bonding fee
checkpoint (for taxation, security etc)
customs (i.e. border crossing inspection)
to share the same interests (idiom)
customs clearance
Maguan county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[wén shān zhuàng zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan
care
(Communist) Party and government organizations
equation expressing a relation (math.)
man-woman connection
power switch
blood relationship
osteoarthritis
to make an approach
even heroes have a weakness for the charms of a beautiful woman (idiom)
center-embedded relative clauses
Taiwan Relations Act (of US Congress, 1979)
main switch
Shanhaiguan district of Qinhuangdao city 秦皇島市|秦皇岛市[qín huáng dǎo shì], Hebei
oden, Japanese dish made with boiled eggs, processed fish cakes, daikon radish, tofu etc in a kelp-based broth
to close (a door)
PRC Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS)
inbound customs (international trade)
key performance indicator (KPI)
official document sent to an agency (or an official) of equal rank (in imperial times)
Tongguan County in Weinan 渭南[wèi nán], Shaanxi
strategic pass
half-open, half closed
Jiayuguan prefecture-level city in Gansu
closely related
public relations
related to
Jiayu Pass in Gansu, at the western terminus of the Great Wall
to take care
to receive one's salary
the gates of hell
also written 輕機槍|轻机枪
knuckle
the agency in charge of (e.g. a program); the relevant government body
Japanese Kwantung army (or Kantō army), notorious for numerous atrocities in China during WWII
the implications are profound
relations between levels of production
variant of 關係|关系[guān xì]
blocked or painful urination, constipation and vomiting (Chinese medicine)
to be stuck
password
to facilitate by means of bribery
obsession
courtesy name of 關羽|关羽[guān yǔ]
Juyongguan, frontier fortress on Great Wall north of Beijing, in Changping district 昌平區|昌平区[chāng píng qū]
(grammar) a connective
to improve relations
Guantanamo Bay (in Cuba)
Yangguan or Southern Pass on the south Silk Road in Gansu, 70 km south of Dunhuang 敦煌
to meet with great difficulties but pull through
relates to
customs inspection (at frontier)
customs border
to clear customs
please treat me kindly (conventional greeting on first meeting)
phylogenetic relationship
to close a door
Pianguan county in Xinzhou 忻州[xīn zhōu], Shanxi
(lit.) the road through Yangguan 陽關|阳关[yáng guān]
triangle relationship; (esp.) a love triangle
(coll.) None of your goddamn business!
to have sth to do with
GATT, the 1995 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
see 關金圓|关金圆[guān jīn yuán]
interested party
to crash through a barrier
rheumatoid arthritis
to solicit a bribe
to speak on sb's behalf; to intercede for sb
favoritism shown to sb because of the influence of the person's wife or other female relative
Guanshan or Kuanshan town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan
relative pronoun
(of a shop) to close down; to go out of business
relations between labor and employer