Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 关

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

surname Guan

Guanmiao, a district in Tainan 台南／台南 ( Táinán), Taiwan

to relate (to)
to concern
to involve
connection
relationship

relation
relationship
to concern
to affect
to have to do with
guanxi
CL:個／个 (gè)

to unfollow (on microblog etc)

customs house (in ancient times)

Pianguan county in Xinzhou 忻州 ( Xīnzhōu), Shanxi

to be deeply concerned
to be troubled (by)

to switch off; to shut off

mountain pass

border fort, esp. defending narrow valley

Beiguan district of Anyang city 安陽市／安阳市 ( Anyángshì), Henan

to relate to
concerning
about

to shut down (a factory)
to close a facility
a lockout

to show concern and care for

juncture
moment

to be concerned about; to care about

to have sth to do with
to relate to
related to
to concern
concerning

related
relevant
pertinent
to be interrelated
(statistics) correlation

official document sent to an agency (or an official) of equal rank (in imperial times)

variant of 關聯／关联 (guānlián)

blocked or painful urination, constipation and vomiting (Chinese medicine)

checkpoint (for taxation, security etc)
barrier
hurdle
red tape
CL:個／个 (gè),道 (dào)

customs duty
tariff

pertaining to
concerning
with regard to
about
a matter of

customs inspection (at frontier)

to speak on sb's behalf; to intercede for sb
to lobby illegally

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

variant of 關係／关系 (guānxi)

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 ( Wénshān Zhuàngzú Miáozúzìzhìzhōu), Yunnan

to knock at the gate (old)
to make an approach
to invade
to attack the goal (sports)

(of a power plant, refinery etc) to shut down

to concern
on (some topic)
about
concerning
to have importance for

Guanzhong Plain in Shaanxi

to turn off (a machine or device)
to finish shooting a film

abbr. for 國際關係學院／国际关系学院 ( Guójì Guānxì Xuéyuàn), University of International Relations, Beijing

to pay attention to; to follow sth closely; to follow (on social media)
concern; interest; attention

to imprison
to lock up (in jail)

to declare at customs

mechanism; gear
machine-operated
office; agency; organ; organization; establishment; institution; body
stratagem; scheme; intrigue; plot; trick
CL:個／个 (gè)

inbound customs (international trade)

climax (in a story)

care
solicitude
to show care for
concerned about
attentive to

customs border

Guanshan or Kuanshan town in Taitung County 臺東縣／台东县 ( Táidōng Xiàn), southeast Taiwan

unrelated
having nothing to do (with sth else)

see 關金圓／关金圆 (guānjīnyuán)

(of a shop) to close down; to go out of business

pun
play on words

crucial point
crux
CL:個／个 (gè)
key
crucial
pivotal

to close (a door)
to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc)

Shaoguan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong

border station
strategic defensive position on frontier

entrance hall; vestibule

(Buddhism) to sit in contemplation

strategic pass
barrier or mark (i.e. a level considered impressive, usually a round figure such as 10,000)
instrument of torture used to break limbs

defensive fort over border post

beyond the pass, i.e. the region north and east of Shanhai Pass 山海關／山海关 ( Shānhǎiguān) or the region west of Jiayu Pass 嘉峪關／嘉峪关 ( Jiāyùguān) or both

area outside a city gate

to cross a barrier
to get through (an ordeal)
to pass (a test)
to reach (a standard)

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

public relations

Yangguan or Southern Pass on the south Silk Road in Gansu, 70 km south of Dunhuang 敦煌

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

Tongguan County in Weinan 渭南 ( Wèinán), Shaanxi

to crash through a barrier

jaw
mandibular joint

Huguan county in Changzhi 長治／长治 ( Chángzhì), Shanxi

customs levy
customs post charging import duties

joint (physiology)
key point
critical phase

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
posthumously worshipped and identified with the guardian Bodhisattva Sangharama

bonded warehouse

to inform
to notify

to close the passes
to seal off the country
seclusion (monastic practice, e.g. of Chan Buddhists)

power switch
gas valve
to open the city (or frontier) gate
to open and close
to switch on and off

network router
gateway (to Internet or between networks)

fortresses and mountains (along the Great Wall)
one's hometown

variant of 叩關／叩关 (kòuguān)

to guard a pass
to check on sth

to storm a strategic pass
fig. to tackle a key problem

pass
gateway
(fig.) juncture

to shut off

to close a door
to lock a door
(of a shop etc) to close (for the night, or permanently)

security measures (esp. border security)
official seal (esp. military seal during Qing and Ming times)

to receive one's salary
to pay sb's wages

difficulty
crisis

of great concern

Guam

to clear customs
(gaming) to finish (a game, a level, a stage, etc)

to take care
to keep an eye on
to look after
to tell
to remind

end of the year

to be related; to be connected
relationship; connection

customs (i.e. border crossing inspection)
CL:個／个 (gè)

Kansai region, Japan
Guanxi or Kuanhsi town in Hsinchu County 新竹縣／新竹县 ( Xīnzhú Xiàn), northwest Taiwan

to close (a window) completely; to shut (a door) properly; to turn off (a faucet) tightly

to enter a pass
to go through customs

Northeast China
Manchuria
lit. east of Shanhai Pass 山海關／山海关 ( Shānhǎiguān)
Kantō region of Japan

to close firmly
to fasten securely
to make fast
to lock

to be stuck
to feel stuck

Lord Guan (i.e. 關羽／关羽 ( Guān Yǔ))

to solve or overcome (a difficult problem)
to beat (a video game)

to close; to shut (a window etc)
(of a shop, school etc) to shut down

equation expressing a relation (math.)

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

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

to facilitate by means of bribery

Zhōngguāncūn

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

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

machine cannon
machine-gun cannon

arthritis

Beiguan district of Anyang city 安陽市／安阳市 ( Anyángshì), Henan

pelvis
hip joint

Huguan county in Changzhi 長治／长治 ( Chángzhì), Shanxi

oden, Japanese dish made with boiled eggs, processed fish cakes, daikon radish, tofu etc in a kelp-based broth

Piānguānxiàn

Pianguan county in Xinzhou 忻州 ( Xīnzhōu), Shanxi

main switch

Japanese Kwantung army (or Kantō army), notorious for numerous atrocities in China during WWII

a connection (sb with whom one has dealings on the basis of "scratch my back and I'll scratch yours")

Juyongguan, frontier fortress on Great Wall north of Beijing, in Changping district 昌平區／昌平区 ( Chāngpíngqū)

Yángguān Dào

same as 陽關大道／阳关大道 ( Yángguān Dàdào)

the gates of hell

bonding fee

Shanhai Pass in Hebei, at the eastern terminus of the Ming dynasty Great Wall
Shanhaiguan district of Qinhuangdao city 秦皇島市／秦皇岛市 ( Qínhuángdǎoshì), Hebei

chuǎngguānzhě

person who crashes through a barrier
gate-crasher

negative correlation

Guān Yǐngshān

Michelle Kwan (1980-), former American figure skater, Olympic medalist

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 (rùguān)

official (government-operated) newspaper

keyword

it doesn't matter

Daguan county in Zhaotong 昭通 ( Zhāotōng), Yunnan

sexual relations
sexual contact
intercourse

Chéngguān Qū

Chengguan District of Lhasa City 拉薩市／拉萨市 ( Lāsà Shì), Tibetan: Lha sa khrin kon chus, Tibet
Chengguan district of Lanzhou city 蘭州市／兰州市 ( Lánzhōu Shì), Gansu

machine gun
also written 機槍／机枪 (jīqiāng)

xiāngguānxìng

correlation

Chinese customs gold unit, currency used in China between 1930 and 1948

keyword

related to
concerning
to be correlated

Píngxíngguān

Pingxing Pass, mountain pass in Shanxi Province

Guān Hànqīng

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

to seek contact with sb for one's own benefit
to suck up to sb

guānjiéqiāng

articular cavity
joint cavity

to transfer (from one unit to another)

knuckle

to put in detention (a soldier, a pupil)

to offer a bribe

Jiayu Pass in Gansu, at the western terminus of the Great Wall
Jiayuguan prefecture-level city in Gansu

Shimonoseki, city in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

articular facet (anatomy)
surface in joint

Chéngguānzhèn

Chengguan town (common place name)

shuāngguānyǔ

pun
play on words
a phrase with a double meaning

Guanxi or Kuanhsi town in Hsinchu County 新竹縣／新竹县 ( Xīnzhú Xiàn), northwest Taiwan

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)

articular capsule (of joint such as knee in anatomy)

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 ( Wénshān Zhuàngzú Miáozúzìzhìzhōu), Yunnan

(in storytelling) to keep listeners in suspense
(in general) to keep people on tenterhooks

Sháoguān Shì

Shaoguan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong province

(grammar) a connective
a conjunction

network of people with whom one has dealings on the basis of "scratch my back and I'll scratch yours"

relates to
bears upon

to solicit a bribe
to accept a bribe

zhèngxiāngguān

positive correlation

locomotive

Guān Yúncháng

courtesy name of 關羽／关羽 ( Guān Yǔ)

Rosamund Kwan (1962-), Hong Kong actress

Tóngguān Xiàn

Tongguan County in Weinan 渭南 ( Wèinán), Shaanxi

Guānlǐngxiàn

Guanling Buyei and Hmong autonomous county in Anshun 安順／安顺 ( Anshùn), Guizhou

Guānshānzhèn

Guanshan or Kuanshan town in Taitung County 臺東縣／台东县 ( Táidōng Xiàn), southeast Taiwan

guānménzhuōzéi

to catch a thief by closing his escape route (idiom)

qīngjīguānqiāng

also written 輕機槍／轻机枪
light machine gun

guójìguānxì

international relations

fāshēngguānxi

to have sexual relations with sb
to have dealings with

yǎojǐnyáguān

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

guānshuìtóngméng

customs union

bìguānzhèngcè

closed-door policy

xiūqīxiāngguān

to share the same interests (idiom)
to be closely related
to be in the same boat

gōng'ānjīguān

public security bureau

yǎodìngyáguān

see 咬緊牙關／咬紧牙关 (yǎojǐnyáguān)

zhèngzhìguānxì

political relations

shípòjīguān

to see through a trick

yǒuguāngèfāng

all parties involved

méiyǒuguānxi

see 沒關係／没关系 (méiguānxi)

duìwàiguānxì

foreign relations

bùguāntòngyǎng

unimportant
of no consequence

láozīguānxì

industrial relations
relations between labor and capital

bànkāibànguān

half-open, half closed

Zhōng Rìguānxì

Sino-Japanese relations

jīnróngjīguān

financial organization

sānjiǎoguānxì

triangular relationship; (esp.) a love triangle

àimèiguānxì

shady relationship
affair
adulterous relationship

judicial authorities

Yángguān Dàdào

(lit.) the road through Yangguan 陽關／阳关 ( Yángguān)
(fig.) wide open road
bright future

guānnǐpìshì

(coll.) None of your goddamn business!
Mind your own business!

gǔguānjiéyán

osteoarthritis

cúnwángyōuguān

a make-or-break matter
a matter of life and death

guānméndǎgǒu

lit. shut the door and beat the dog (idiom)
fig. seal off the enemy's avenue of retreat, then strike hard

guòdùguānhuái

obsession
excessive concern

hǎiguānbùmén

customs section

bìguānsuǒguó

to close the passes and seal off the country
to close a country to exclude foreign contact

gōngjiājīguān

civil service

Zhōng Eguānxì

Sino-Russian relations

xìngmìngyōuguān

vitally important
a matter of life and death

chéngméngguānzhào

to be indebted to sb for care
thank you for looking after me

zhìguānzhòngyào

extremely important
vital
crucial
essential

láogùguānxì

relations between labor and employer
industrial relations

rénjìguānxì

interpersonal relationship

yǒuhǎoguānxì

good relations

guānhuáibèizhì

the utmost care (idiom); to look after sb in every possible way

shēngsǐyōuguān

matter of life and death

gōnggòngguānxì

public relations

Mǎguān Tiáoyuē

Treaty of Shimonoseki (1895), concluding the First Sino-Japanese War 甲午戰爭／甲午战争 ( Jiǎwǔ Zhànzhēng)

legislature

xíngzhèngjīguān

administrative authority
branch of government

nánnüguānxì

man-woman connection
intimate relationship

shèhuìguānhuái

social care

Shānhǎiguānqū

Shanhaiguan district of Qinhuangdao city 秦皇島市／秦皇岛市 ( Qínhuángdǎoshì), Hebei

zìzhìjīguān

governing body of an autonomous territory

yīyǔshuāngguān

to make a pun
to have a double meaning
double entendre

jǐnyàoguāntóu

urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture

guāndiànxiēyè

to close up shop and cease business temporarily
closed for business

qìdòngkāiguān

pneumatic switch

tèshūguānxì

special relation

jīguānbùjǐng

machine-operated stage scenery

Guāndōngdìzhèn

Kantō earthquake of 1923, magnitude 8.2, that killed 200,000 people in the Tokyo area

shìguānzhòngdà

the implications are profound
the ramifications are huge
(of a decision etc) consequential

línzhōngguānhuái

end-of-life care; hospice care; palliative care

xiānghùguānxì

interrelationship

mòbùguānxīn

not the least bit concerned
completely indifferent

děngjiàguānxì

(math.) equivalence relation

guòguānzhǎnjiàng

to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) (idiom) (abbr. for 過五關斬六將／过五关斩六将 (guòwǔguānzhǎnliùjiàng))

guānshuìguójìng

customs border

qúndàiguānxi

favoritism shown to sb because of the influence of the person's wife or other female relative
(by extension) favoritism towards relatives, friends or associates

wàijiāoguānxì

foreign relations
diplomatic relations

diǎnhuǒkāiguān

ignition switch

Jiāyùguānchéng

Jiayuguan fort in the Gansu corridor
Ming dynasty military fort, the western end of the Great Wall

Guān Dǎo Dàxué

University of Guam

wúguāntòngyǎng

not to affect sb; irrelevant; of no importance; insignificant

tōngguānmìyǔ

password

Guantanamo

yánzhòngguānqiè

serious concern

hǎiguānguānyuán

customs officer

hǎiguānzǒngshǔ

General Administration of Customs (GAC)

dìtuīguānxì

recurrence relation

tōngguānwéndié

passport

shèhuìguānxì

social relation

ménghùnguòguān

to get away with it
to slip through
to bluff one's way out
Taiwan pr. (mēnghùnguòguān)

yánlùnjīguān

the press
the media

guānméndàjí

to close down a business for good and put the best face on it (idiom)

xuèyuánguānxì

blood relationship; consanguinity

wúguānjǐnyào

indifferent
insignificant

Guānzhōng Píngyuán

Guanzhong Plain in Shaanxi

zhòngjīguānqiāng

also written 重機槍／重机枪
heavy machine gun

shēngsǐguāntóu

the critical moment
life and death crisis

dǎngzhèngjīguān

(Communist) Party and government organizations

xīxīxiāngguān

closely bound up (idiom); intimately related

qīnyuánguānxì

phylogenetic relationship

zhǔguǎnjīguān

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

liǎngguóguānxì

bilateral relations

stake
vital interest
concern

mìqièxiāngguān

closely related

Guantanamo, Cuba

bìguānzìshǒu

close the country to international intercourse

qǐngduōguānzhào

please treat me kindly (conventional greeting on first meeting)

guānliángōngsī

related company
affiliate

Guānzhōngdìqū

Guanzhong Plain in Shaanxi

guānméndìzǐ

last disciple of a master

zhèngfǔjīguān

government (viewed as an organization)
institutions of government
government office

guānshuìbìlěi

tariff wall

rénmìngguāntiān

human life is beyond value (idiom)

lěngdànguānxì

cold relations (e.g. between countries)

shìbùguānjǐ

a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)

lìhàiyōuguān

to be of vital interest

gǎishànguānxi

to improve relations

shēngchǎnguānxì

relations between levels of production
socio-economic relations

Jiāyùguānshì

Jiayuguan prefecture-level city in Gansu

bùzhèngdàngguānxì

不正当关系

[不正當關係]

improper relationship; illicit relationship

yáguānjǐnbìzhèng

牙关紧闭症

[牙關緊閉症]

lockjaw
trismus

Táiwān Guānxìfǎ

台湾关系法

[台灣關係法]

Taiwan Relations Act (of US Congress, 1979)

lìhàiguānxifāng

利害关系方

[利害關係方]

interested party

Guān Mào Zǒngxiédìng

关贸总协定

[關貿總協定]

GATT, the 1995 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

guānxidàimíngcí

关系代名词

[關係代名詞]

relative pronoun

lìhàiguānxirén

利害关系人

[利害關係人]

stakeholder
interested party
interested person

fēngshīguānjiéyán

风湿关节炎

[風濕關節炎]

rheumatoid arthritis

Guāntǎnàmó Wān

关塔那摩湾

[關塔那摩灣]

Guantanamo Bay (in Cuba)

chāoyǒuyìguānxi

超友谊关系

[超友誼關係]

relationship that is more than friendship

Píngxíngguān Dàjié

平型关大捷

[平型關大捷]

Great Victory at Pingxing Pass, ambush of Japanese troops by Communist forces on September 25, 1937 at 平型關／平型关 ( Píngxíngguān)

bīnyǔguānxìcóngjù

宾语关系从句

[賓語關係從句]

object relative clause

Guójì Guānxì Xuéyuàn

国际关系学院

[國際關係學院]

University of International Relations, Beijing, established in 1949

fēngshīxìngguānjiéyán

风湿性关节炎

[風濕性關節炎]

rheumatoid arthritis

Shìjiè Hǎiguān Zǔzhī

世界海关组织

[世界海關組織]

World Customs Organization

luàngǎonánnüguānxì

乱搞男女关系

[亂搞男女關係]

to be promiscuous
to sleep around

guòwǔguānzhǎnliùjiàng

过五关斩六将

[過五關斬六將]

lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom)
fig. to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success)

shìjiànxiāngguāndiànwèi

事件相关电位

[事件相關電位]

(neuroscience) event-related potential

guānjiànjìxiàozhǐbiāo

关键绩效指标

[關鍵績效指標]

key performance indicator (KPI)

yīngxióngnánguòměirénguān

英雄难过美人关

[英雄難過美人關]

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

Wàijiāo Guānxì Lǐshìhuì

外交关系理事会

[外交關係理事會]

Council on Foreign Relations (US policy think tank)

Guāngōngmiànqiánshuǎdàdāo

关公面前耍大刀

[關公面前耍大刀]

lit. to wield the broadsword in the presence of Lord Guan (idiom)
fig. to make a fool of oneself by showing off in front of an expert

guānguānnánguò,guānguānguò

关关难过，关关过

[關關難過，關關過]

to meet with great difficulties but pull through

jiànlìzhèngshìwàijiāoguānxì

建立正式外交关系

[建立正式外交關係]

formally establish diplomatic relations

Guānshuìyǔ Màoyì Zǒngxiédìng

关税与贸易总协定

[關稅與貿易總協定]

GATT, the 1995 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

Hǎixiá Liǎng'àn Guānxi Xiéhuì

海峡两岸关系协会

[海峽兩岸關係協會]

PRC Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS)

zhōngxīnmáizhìguānxìcóngjù

中心埋置关系从句

[中心埋置關係從句]

center-embedded relative clauses

yīfū-dāngguān,wànfū-mòkāi

一夫当关，万夫莫开

[一夫當關，萬夫莫開]

(idiom) one man guarding the pass can prevent the passage of ten thousand

shìbùguānjǐ,gāogāoguàqǐ

事不关己，高高挂起

[事不關己，高高掛起]

to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)

Guānlǐng Bùyīzú Miáozú Zìzhìxiàn

关岭布依族苗族自治县

[關嶺布依族苗族自治縣]

Guanling Buyei and Hmong autonomous county in Anshun 安順／安顺 ( Anshùn), Guizhou

jīguānsuànjìntàicōngming,fǎnsuànleqīngqīngxìngmìng

机关算尽太聪明，反算了卿卿性命

[機關算盡太聰明，反算了卿卿性命]

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 ( Hónglóu Mèng))

nǐzǒunǐde Yángguān Dào,wǒguòwǒdedúmùqiáo

你走你的阳关道，我过我的独木桥

[你走你的陽關道，我過我的獨木橋]

lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom)
fig. you go your way, I'll go mine
you do it your way, I'll do it mine