相关 xiāngguān related
related; relevant; pertinent; to be interrelated; (statistics) correlation
How to remember 相关: 相 mutual + 关 to close = related.
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How it is used
- Related / relevant / connected - 相关信息 (xiāngguān xìnxī) related information; 与此相关 relevant to this.
- Very common in formal/tech writing for 'the relevant X': 相关部门 the relevant departments, 相关规定 the pertinent rules. Also statistics: 相关性 correlation.
Example sentences
- 一个国家纸的产量和它的文明程度密切相关。 Yígè guójiā zhǐ de chǎnliàng hé tā de wénmíng chéngdù mìqièxiāngguān.The amount of paper produced by a country is closely related to its cultural standards.