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关于 meaning in English

guānyú

pertaining to; concerning

HSK 4prepositionTraditional 關於9 strokes

Meaning of 关于

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

guānyú
  1. pertaining to
  2. concerning
  3. with regard to
  4. about
  5. a matter of

How to use 关于

关于 introduces the topic of a sentence or phrase, and it often comes at the start of a sentence or before a noun with 的 (de). Example: 这是一本关于中国历史的书。(Zhè shì yì běn guānyú Zhōngguó lìshǐ de shū.) This is a book about Chinese history.

关 (guān) appears in 关系 (guānxì, relationship) and 关心 (guānxīn, to care about), so think of it as connection. 于 (yú) works like "at" or "to," so 关于 means "connected to" a topic, which is "about."

Common mistake: Learners often confuse 关于 with 对于 (duìyú). 关于 marks the topic, meaning what something is about. 对于 marks the target of an attitude or effect, as in 对于这个问题，我有不同的看法 (duìyú zhège wèntí, wǒ yǒu bùtóng de kànfǎ, regarding this problem, I see it differently). Also, do not put 关于 between the subject and the verb, as in 我关于这件事知道很多. Use 关于这件事，我知道很多 instead.

关于 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

你nǐ不bù应yīng该gāi告gào诉sù他tā任rèn何hé关guān于yú她tā的de事shì。
You shouldn't tell him anything about her.
我wǒ警jǐng告gào过guò他tā关guān于yú她tā的de事shì，但dàn他tā不bù听tīng。
I tried to warn him about her, but he won't listen to me.
我wǒ几jī乎hū忘wàng了le所suǒ有yǒu关guān于yú那nà件jiàn事shì。
I almost forgot all about that.
她tā将jiāng写xiě一yī本běn关guān于yú生shēng物wù学xué的de书shū。
She'll write a book on biology.
我wǒ昨zuó晚wǎn做zuò了le一yí个gè关guān于yú你nǐ的de梦mèng。
I had a dream about you last night.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

关 guān · mountain pass · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

于 yú · to go · 3 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

Related words

Words that share a character with 关于.

没关系méi guānxiit doesn't matter
关上guānshangto close (a door); to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc)
关心guānxīnto be concerned about; to care about
等于děngyúto equal; to be tantamount to
关机guānjīto turn off (a machine or device); to finish shooting a film
关系guānxìrelation; relationship; connection; to concern; to involve; to affect
终于zhōngyúat last; in the end
属于shǔyúto belong to; to fall under (a category)
由于yóuyúdue to; as a result of
关注guānzhùto pay attention to; to follow sth closely; to follow (on social media); concern; interest
相关xiāngguānrelated; relevant
海关hǎiguāncustoms (i.e. border crossing inspection)

Questions about 关于

What does 关于 mean?

关于 (guānyú) means "pertaining to; concerning" and is used as a preposition.

How do you write 关于?

关于 is made of 2 characters: 关 (6 strokes), 于 (3 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.

Is 关于 an HSK word?

Yes. 关于 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 关于 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 关于 is written 關於.

Can 关于 be used in titles?

Yes. 关于 is very common in titles of articles, notices and reports, such as 关于放假的通知 (guānyú fàngjià de tōngzhī, notice about the holiday). In that case it is followed by a noun phrase and 的.

Is 关于 formal or casual?

It works in both speech and writing, but it sounds slightly more formal. In casual speech people sometimes just name the topic directly or use 说到 (shuōdào, speaking of) instead.

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