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Trad. 關
- mountain pass
- to close; to shut; to turn off
- to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc)
- to concern; to involve
Trad. 相關
- related
- relevant
- pertinent
- to be interrelated
- (statistics) correlation
Trad. 事關
- to concern
- on (some topic)
- about
- concerning
- to have importance for
Trad. 開關
- power switch
- gas valve
- to open the city (or frontier) gate
- to open and close
- to switch on and off
Trad. 互關
- to follow each other on a social media platform (abbr. for 互相關注|互相关注[hu4 xiang1 guan1 zhu4])
Trad. 通關
- to clear customs
- (gaming) to finish (a game, a level, a stage, etc)
Trad. 過關
- to cross a barrier
- to get through (an ordeal)
- to pass (a test)
- to reach (a standard)
Trad. 關上
- to close (a door)
- to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc)
Trad. 陽關
- Yangguan or Southern Pass on the south Silk Road in Gansu, 70 km south of Dunhuang 敦煌
Trad. 關係
- relation
- relationship
- to concern
- to affect
- to have to do with
- guanxi
- CL:個|个[ge4]
Trad. 馬關
- Maguan county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wen2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
Trad. 關卡
- checkpoint (for taxation, security etc)
- (fig.) barrier; hurdle; red tape
- CL:個|个[ge4],道[dao4]
- Taiwan pr. [guan1ka3]
Trad. 關嚴
- to close (a window) completely; to shut (a door) properly; to turn off (a faucet) tightly
Trad. 關外
- beyond the pass, i.e. the region north and east of Shanhai Pass 山海關|山海关[Shan1 hai3 guan1] or the region west of Jiayu Pass 嘉峪關|嘉峪关[Jia1 yu4 guan1] or both
Trad. 關山
- Guanshan or Kuanshan town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan
Trad. 機關
- mechanism; gear
- machine-operated
- office; agency; organ; organization; establishment; institution; body
- stratagem; scheme; intrigue; plot; trick
- CL:個|个[ge4]
Trad. 關嶺
- see 關嶺布依族苗族自治縣|关岭布依族苗族自治县[Guan1 ling3 Bu4 yi1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
Trad. 退關
- shut-out, container or consigment not carried on the intended vessel or aircraft
Trad. 大關
- strategic pass
- barrier or mark (i.e. a level considered impressive, usually a round figure such as 10,000)
- instrument of torture used to break limbs
Trad. 關文
- official document sent to an agency (or an official) of equal rank (in imperial times)
Trad. 關東
- Northeast China
- Manchuria
- lit. east of Shanhai Pass 山海關|山海关[Shan1 hai3 guan1]
- Kantō region of Japan
Trad. 關格
- blocked or painful urination, constipation and vomiting (Chinese medicine)
Trad. 關注
- to pay attention to; to follow sth closely; to follow (on social media)
- concern; interest; attention
Trad. 有關
- to have sth to do with
- to relate to
- related to
- to concern
- concerning
Trad. 關羽
- Guan Yu (-219), general of Shu and blood-brother of Liu Bei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, fearsome fighter famous for virtue and loyalty
- posthumously worshipped and identified with the guardian Bodhisattva Sangharama
Trad. 國關
- abbr. for 國際關係學院|国际关系学院[Guo2 ji4 Guan1 xi4 Xue2 yuan4], University of International Relations, Beijing
Trad. 關西
- Kansai region, Japan
- Guanxi or Kuanhsi town in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan
Trad. 關說
- to speak on sb's behalf; to intercede for sb
- to lobby illegally
Trad. 關門
- to close a door
- to lock a door
- (of a shop etc) to close (for the night or permanently)
Trad. 關閉
- to close; to shut (a window etc)
- (of a shop, school etc) to shut down
Trad. 關防
- security measures (esp. border security)
- official seal (esp. military seal during Qing and Ming times)
Trad. 叩關
- to knock at the gate (old)
- to make an approach
- to invade
- to attack the goal (sports)
Trad. 破關
- to solve or overcome (a difficult problem)
- to beat (a video game)
Trad. 取關
- to unfollow (on social media etc) (abbr. for 取消關注|取消关注[qu3 xiao1 guan1 zhu4])
Trad. 閉關
- to close the passes
- to seal off the country
- seclusion (monastic practice, e.g. of Chan Buddhists)
Trad. 山海關
- Shanhai Pass in Hebei, at the eastern terminus of the Ming dynasty Great Wall
Trad. 韶關市
- Shaoguan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 Sheng3]
Trad. 壺關縣
- Huguan county in Changzhi 長治|长治[Chang2 zhi4], Shanxi
Trad. 闖關者
- person who crashes through a barrier
- gate-crasher
Trad. 玉門關
- Yumen Pass, or Jade Gate, western frontier post on the Silk Road in the Han Dynasty, west of Dunhuang, in Gansu
Trad. 關係戶
- a connection (sb with whom one has dealings on the basis of "scratch my back and I'll scratch yours")
Trad. 關係網
- network of people with whom one has dealings on the basis of "scratch my back and I'll scratch yours"
Trad. 馬關縣
- Maguan county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wen2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
Trad. 北關區
- Beiguan, a district of Anyang City 安陽市|安阳市[An1 yang2 Shi4], Henan
Trad. 潼關縣
- Tongguan County in Weinan 渭南[Wei4 nan2], Shaanxi
Trad. 關山鎮
- Guanshan or Kuanshan town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan
Trad. 偏關縣
- Pianguan county in Xinzhou 忻州[Xin1 zhou1], Shanxi
Trad. 關嶺縣
- see 關嶺布依族苗族自治縣|关岭布依族苗族自治县[Guan1 ling3 Bu4 yi1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
Trad. 大關縣
- Daguan county in Zhaotong 昭通[Zhao1 tong1], Yunnan
Trad. 城關區
- Chengguan, a district of Lanzhou City 蘭州市|兰州市[Lan2 zhou1 Shi4], Gansu
- Chengguan, a district of Lhasa City 拉薩市|拉萨市[La1 sa4 Shi4], Tibet
Trad. 關東煮
- oden, Japanese dish made with boiled eggs, processed fish cakes, daikon radish, tofu etc in a kelp-based broth
Trad. 關東軍
- Japanese Kwantung army (or Kantō army), notorious for numerous atrocities in China during WWII
Trad. 嘉峪關
- Jiayu Pass in Gansu, at the western terminus of the Great Wall
Trad. 關漢卿
- Guan Hanqing (c. 1235-c. 1300), Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇|杂剧 tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four Great Yuan dramatists 元曲四大家
Trad. 關穎珊
- Michelle Kwan (1980-), former American figure skater, Olympic medalist
Trad. 關節囊
- articular capsule (of joint such as knee in anatomy)
Trad. 拉關係
- to seek contact with sb for one's own benefit
- to suck up to sb
Trad. 中關村
- Zhongguancun neighborhood of Beijing, containing Peking University, famous for electronics shops and bookstores
Trad. 關西鎮
- Guanxi or Kuanhsi town in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan
Trad. 居庸關
- Juyongguan, frontier fortress on Great Wall north of Beijing, in Changping district 昌平區|昌平区[Chang1 ping2 qu1]
Trad. 關金券
- Chinese customs gold unit, currency used in China between 1930 and 1948
Trad. 函谷關
- 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)
Trad. 賣關子
- (in storytelling) to keep listeners in suspense
- (in general) to keep people on tenterhooks
Trad. 南關區
- Nanguan, a district of Changchun City 長春市|长春市[Chang2 chun1 Shi4], Jilin
Trad. 入關學
- theory proposed in 2019 on Chinese social media, centering on the idea of China replacing the United States as the dominant nation in a new world order, drawing an analogy with the Manchu overthrow of the Ming dynasty, achieved after the Qing army entered China via the Shanhai Pass 入關|入关[ru4 guan1]
Trad. 平型關
- Pingxing Pass, mountain pass in Shanxi Province
Trad. 下關市
- Shimonoseki, city in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
Trad. 男女關係
- man-woman connection
- intimate relationship
Trad. 裙帶關係
- (idiom) favoritism shown to sb because of the influence of the person's wife or other female relative
- (idiom) (by extension) favoritism towards relatives, friends or associates
Trad. 黨政機關
- (Communist) Party and government organizations
Trad. 勞資關係
- industrial relations
- relations between labor and capital
Trad. 勞雇關係
- relations between labor and employer
- industrial relations
Trad. 事關重大
- the implications are profound
- the ramifications are huge
- (of a decision etc) consequential
Trad. 人命關天
- human life is beyond value (idiom)
Trad. 山海關區
- Shanhaiguan, a district of Qinhuangdao City 秦皇島市|秦皇岛市[Qin2 huang2 dao3 Shi4], Hebei
Trad. 矇混過關
- to get away with it
- to slip through
- to bluff one's way out
- Taiwan pr. [meng1 hun4 guo4 guan1]
Trad. 承蒙關照
- to be indebted to sb for care
- thank you for looking after me
Trad. 請多關照
- please treat me kindly (conventional greeting on first meeting)
Trad. 自治機關
- governing body of an autonomous territory
Trad. 七星關區
- Qixingguan, a district of Bijie City 畢節市|毕节市[Bi4 jie2 Shi4], Guizhou
Trad. 過關斬將
- 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])
Trad. 生產關係
- relations between levels of production
- socio-economic relations