关系 guānxi relation
relation; to concern
怎么记住“关系”: 关 to close + 系 system = relation.
汉字
用法
- Relationship or connection between people or things - 我们的关系很好 (wǒmen de guānxi hěn hǎo) we get along well; 没关系 (méi guānxi) it doesn't matter.
- Culturally loaded: 关系 also means personal connections/networking - 靠关系 (kào guānxi) getting things done through who you know.
- As a verb-ish frame: 这跟你没关系 (zhè gēn nǐ méi guānxi) this has nothing to do with you. Second syllable is neutral tone (guānxi).
例句
- 她们的关系很好。 Tāmen de guānxi hěn hǎo.Those women get on very well with each other.
- 千万不要挑拨夫妻关系。 Qiānwàn búyào tiǎobō fūqī guānxi.Never sow discord between husband and wife.
- 节约能源关系到全人类的福祉。 Jiéyuē néngyuán guānxidào quán rénlèi de fúzhǐ.Energy conservation touches on the welfare of all mankind.