(guān xì) - relationship, connection, ties in Mandarin

guānxì

Traditional: 關係

HSK 4

#465 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

relationship, connection, ties

Word origin

A compound of 关 (guan) 'to close; a barrier, a connection' and 系 (xi) 'to tie, to link', a pictograph of threads bound together. Together: ties between things, 'relationship'.

Origin: compound
Root: 关 (guan, 'to connect, barrier') + 系 (xi, 'to tie', pictograph of bound threads)

Stroke order

关

系

Examples

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We have a good relationship.

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This matter has no connection to me.

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Working relationships are not easy to manage.

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Their relationship has worsened recently.

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This has nothing to do with you.

关系 (guān xì) - relationship, connection, ties.

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This word is part of lesson 10.