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关于關於 guānyú — about, concerning, on the subject of

guānyú (first tone, high and level)guan1yu2

Traditional: 關於

about, concerning, on the subject of

HSK 3· HSK 1–4 (classic)Level 3· Three-band, nine-level standardpreposition
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Meanings

  1. about, concerning, on the subject of

    Names the topic. It does one of two jobs: it opens the sentence — 关于这个问题，我们明天再说 — or it builds a modifier with 的 — 一本关于历史的书. What it never does is follow the verb the way English "about" does.

    preposition

Character breakdown

  • 关關
    guān (first tone, high and level)

    to close, to shut; to turn off; to concern, to involve; a pass, a barrier, a customs post

    6 strokes⿱丷天Radical 八

Example sentences

  • 这是一本关于中国历史的书。這是一本關於中國歷史的書。Zhè (fourth tone, falling) shì (fourth tone, falling) yì (fourth tone, falling) běn (third tone, dipping) guānyú (first tone, high and level) Zhōngguó (first tone, high and level) lìshǐ (fourth tone, falling) de (neutral tone) shū. (first tone, high and level)···

    This is a book about Chinese history.

  • 关于这个问题，我们明天再说。關於這個問題，我們明天再說。Guānyú (first tone, high and level) zhège (fourth tone, falling) wèntí, (fourth tone, falling) wǒmen (third tone, dipping) míngtiān (second tone, rising) zài (fourth tone, falling) shuō. (first tone, high and level)···

    As for this question, let’s talk about it again tomorrow.

Common mistakes

  • Not quite我们说关于这个问题。

    Correct关于这个问题，我们说一下。

    English puts "about" after the verb; Chinese puts 关于 in front of the whole clause, or turns it into a modifier with 的. It cannot sit between a verb and its topic.

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