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Pinyin
guān
Definition
(surname) / mountain pass / to close / to shut / to turn off / to concern / to involve
关
关、関 guān
【Noun】
1. 闭,合拢:to close, to shut (e.g., 关门 - close the door).
2. 拘禁:to detain (e.g., 关押 - lock up).
3. 古代在险要地方或国界设立的守卫处所:frontier pass.
4. 征收进出口货税的机构:customs office (e.g., 海关 - customs).
5. 重要的转折点,不易度过的时机:key; critical juncture (e.g., 难关 - difficult crossroads).
6. 牵连,联属:to involve (e.g., 关连 - connection).
7. 旧指发给或支领薪饷:to draw; to receive (e.g., 关饷 - salary disbursement).
8. 姓:surname.
关
关 guān
【Verb】
1. 合拢,闭门:to shut; to close (e.g., 关门 - close the door).
2. 引申为幽禁、禁闭:to lock up (e.g., 关押 - imprison).
3. 通“贯”。贯通,贯穿:to pass through (e.g., 关通 - connect).
4. 牵连,涉及:to involve (e.g., 事关 - concern).
5. 闭掉,切断电源使中断:to turn off (e.g., 关电源 - cut the power).
6. 暂停营业或终止营业日:to close down (e.g., 店铺已关 - shops have closed).
7. 支领,领取:to draw; to receive (e.g., 关领 - receive).
8. 关心:to be concerned with (e.g., 关心 - care about).
9. 通“弯”。引弓:to draw (e.g., 关弓 - draw a bow).
lit. to bite the teeth tightly (idiom); fig. to grit one's teeth and bear the pain / to bite the bullet
a neighourhood outside of a city gate
Jiayuguan prefecture-level city in Gansu
非 关 税 壁 垒 fēi guān shuì bì lěi
non-tariff barrier
Xushuguan (a place name in Jiangsu Province)
Huguan county in Changzhi 長治|长治[Chang2 zhi4], Shanxi
checkpoint (for taxation, security etc) / barrier / hurdle / red tape / CL:個|个[ge4],道[dao4]
Jiayuguan prefecture-level city in Gansu
a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)
Juyongguan, frontier fortress on Great Wall north of Beijing, in Changping district 昌平區|昌平区[Chang1 ping2 qu1]
Hangu Pass in modern day Henan Province, strategic pass forming the eastern gate of the Qin State during the Warring States Period (770-221 BC)
to be deeply concerned / to be troubled (by)
closely bound up (idiom); intimately related
to share the same interests (idiom) / to be closely related / to be in the same boat
to guard a pass / to check on sth
to imprison / to lock up (in jail)
mechanism / gear / machine-operated / office / agency / organ / organization / establishment / institution / body / stratagem / scheme / intrigue / plot / trick / CL:個|个[ge4]
to have sth to do with / to relate to / related to / to concern / concerning
crucial point / crux / CL:個|个[ge4] / key / crucial / pivotal
related / relevant / pertinent / to be interrelated / (statistics) correlation
to pay attention to / to follow sth closely / to follow (on social media) / concern / interest / attention
to storm a strategic pass / fig. to tackle a key problem
to be concerned about / to care about
governing body of an autonomous territory
related / linked / affiliated
joint (physiology) / key point / critical phase
customs (i.e. border crossing inspection) / CL:個|个[ge4]
unrelated / having nothing to do (with sth else)
Guanzhong plain in Shaanxi, valley of the Wei River 渭河
Shanhai pass, the Eastern pass of the Great Wall / Shanhaiguan district of Qinhuangdao city 秦皇島市|秦皇岛市[Qin2 huang2 dao3 shi4], Hebei
Tongguan County in Weinan 渭南[Wei4 nan2], Shaanxi
to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) (idiom) / abbr. for 過五關斬六將|过五关斩六将[guo4 wu3 guan1 zhan3 liu4 jiang4]
过 五 关 斩 六 将 guò wǔ guān zhǎn liù jiàng
lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom) / fig. to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success)
be of no great importance / a matter of no consequence
shady relationship / affair / adulterous relationship
Zhongguancun neighborhood of Beijing, containing Peking University, famous for electronics shops and bookstores
to relate (to) / to concern / to involve / connection / relationship
not the least bit concerned / completely indifferent
Tongguan County in Weinan 渭南[Wei4 nan2], Shaanxi
relation / relationship / to concern / to affect / to have to do with / guanxi / CL:個|个[ge4]
to take care / to keep an eye on / to look after / to tell / to remind
to show concern and care for
Michelle Kwan (1980-), former American figure skater, Olympic medalist
not to affect sb / irrelevant / of no importance / insignificant
unimportant / of no consequence
pertaining to / concerning / with regard to / about / a matter of
interpersonal relationship
relations between levels of production / socio-economic relations
urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture
机 关 算 尽 太 聪 明 jī guān suàn jìn tài cōng míng
The agency is too smart
elbow joint / articulation cubiti
shoulder joint / articulatio humeri
to relate to / concerning / about
knee / knee-joint / articulatio genus
extremely important / vital / crucial / essential
favoritism shown to sb because of the influence of the person's wife or other female relative / (by extension) favoritism towards relatives, friends or associates
Friendship Pass / Youyi Guan
to close the passes and seal off the country / to close a country to exclude foreign contact
key point / critical point
to close the passes / to seal off the country / seclusion (monastic practice, e.g. of Chan Buddhists)
close the country to international intercourse
to crash through a barrier
brave the journey to Northeast
apply the brake / switch off
Shaoguan prefecture level city in Guangdong
Shaoguan prefecture level city in Guangdong province