pīnyīn 
pin1yin1 
ㄓㄨㄧㄣ 
 
simplified 
traditional 
 
关 
關 
guan1 
 
 
surname Guan 
关 
關 
guan1 
 
 
mountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off; to concern; to involve 
 
strokes 
19 
 
radical 
 
 
strokes after radical 
11 
 
暧昧关系 
曖昧關係 
ai4 mei4 guan1 xi4 
 
 
shady relationship; affair; adulterous relationship 
把关 
把關 
ba3 guan1 
 
 
to guard a pass; to check on sth 
半开半关 
半開半關 
ban4 kai1 ban4 guan1 
 
 
half-open, half closed 
报关 
報關 
bao4 guan1 
 
 
to declare at customs 
北关 
北關 
bei3 guan1 
 
 
Beiguan district of Anyang city 安陽市|安阳市, Henan 
北关区 
北關區 
bei3 guan1 qu1 
 
 
Beiguan district of Anyang city 安陽市|安阳市, Henan 
闭关 
閉關 
bi4 guan1 
 
 
to close the passes; to seal off the country; seclusion (monastic practice, e.g. of Chan Buddhists) 
闭关锁国 
閉關鎖國 
bi4 guan1 suo3 guo2 
 
 
to close the passes and seal off the country; to close a country to exclude foreign contact 
闭关政策 
閉關政策 
bi4 guan1 zheng4 ce4 
 
 
closed-door policy 
闭关自守 
閉關自守 
bi4 guan1 zi4 shou3 
 
 
close the country to international intercourse 
边关 
邊關 
bian1 guan1 
 
 
border station; strategic defensive position on frontier 
宾语关系从句 
賓語關係從句 
bin1 yu3 guan1 xi4 cong2 ju4 
 
 
object relative clause 
不关痛痒 
不關痛癢 
bu4 guan1 tong4 yang3 
 
 
unimportant; of no consequence 
不正当关系 
不正當關係 
bu4 zheng4 dang4 guan1 xi4 
 
 
improper relation; adulterous relation 
超友谊关系 
超友誼關係 
chao1 you3 yi4 guan1 xi5 
 
 
relationship that is more than friendship 
城关 
城關 
cheng2 guan1 
 
 
area outside a city gate 
城关区 
城關區 
cheng2 guan1 qu1 
 
 
Chengguan District of Lhasa City 拉薩市|拉萨市, Tibetan: Lha sa khrin kon chus, Tibet; Chengguan district of Lanzhou city 蘭州市|兰州市, Gansu 
城关镇 
城關鎮 
cheng2 guan1 zhen4 
 
 
Chengguan town (common place name) 
承蒙关照 
承蒙關照 
cheng2 meng2 guan1 zhao4 
 
 
to be indebted to sb for care; thank you for looking after me 
闯关 
闖關 
chuang3 guan1 
 
 
to crash through a barrier 
闯关者 
闖關者 
chuang3 guan1 zhe3 
 
 
person who crashes through a barrier; gate-crasher 
存亡攸关 
存亡攸關 
cun2 wang2 you1 guan1 
 
 
a make-or-break matter; a matter of life and death 
大关 
大關 
da4 guan1 
 
 
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 
大关县 
大關縣 
da4 guan1 xian4 
 
 
Daguan county in Zhaotong 昭通, Yunnan 
党政机关 
黨政機關 
dang3 zheng4 ji1 guan1 
 
 
(Communist) Party and government organizations 
等价关系 
等價關係 
deng3 jia4 guan1 xi4 
 
 
equivalence relation (math.) 
递推关系 
遞推關係 
di4 tui1 guan1 xi4 
 
 
recurrence relation 
点火开关 
點火開關 
dian3 huo3 kai1 guan1 
 
 
ignition switch 
对外关系 
對外關係 
dui4 wai4 guan1 xi4 
 
 
foreign relations 
发生关系 
發生關係 
fa1 sheng1 guan1 xi5 
 
 
to have sexual relations with sb; to have dealings with 
风湿关节炎 
風濕關節炎 
feng1 shi1 guan1 jie2 yan2 
 
 
rheumatoid arthritis 
风湿性关节炎 
風濕性關節炎 
feng1 shi1 xing4 guan1 jie2 yan2 
 
 
rheumatoid arthritis 
改善关系 
改善關係 
gai3 shan4 guan1 xi5 
 
 
to improve relations 
公安机关 
公安機關 
gong1 an1 ji1 guan1 
 
 
public security bureau 
公共关系 
公共關係 
gong1 gong4 guan1 xi4 
 
 
public relations 
攻关 
攻關 
gong1 guan1 
 
 
to storm a strategic pass; fig. to tackle a key problem 
公关 
公關 
gong1 guan1 
 
 
public relations 
公家机关 
公家機關 
gong1 jia1 ji1 guan1 
 
 
civil service 
骨关节炎 
骨關節炎 
gu3 guan1 jie2 yan2 
 
 
osteoarthritis 
关爱 
關愛 
guan1 ai4 
 
 
to show concern and care for 
关隘 
關隘 
guan1 ai4 
 
 
mountain pass 
关白 
關白 
guan1 bai2 
 
 
to inform; to notify 
关闭 
關閉 
guan1 bi4 
 
 
to close; to shut 
关厂 
關廠 
guan1 chang3 
 
 
to shut down (a factory); to close a facility; a lockout 
关城 
關城 
guan1 cheng2 
 
 
defensive fort over border post 
关岛 
關島 
guan1 dao3 
 
 
Guam 
关岛大学 
關島大學 
guan1 dao3 da4 xue2 
 
 
University of Guam 
关店歇业 
關店歇業 
guan1 dian4 xie1 ye4 
 
 
to close up shop and cease business temporarily; closed for business 
关掉 
關掉 
guan1 diao4 
 
 
to switch off; to shut off 
关东 
關東 
guan1 dong1 
 
 
Northeast China; Manchuria; lit. east of Shanhai Pass 山海關|山海关; Kantō region of Japan 
关东地震 
關東地震 
guan1 dong1 di4 zhen4 
 
 
Kantō earthquake of 1923, magnitude 8.2, that killed 200,000 people in the Tokyo area 
关东军 
關東軍 
guan1 dong1 jun1 
 
 
Japanese Kwantung army (or Kantō army), notorious for numerous atrocities in China during WWII 
关东煮 
關東煮 
guan1 dong1 zhu3 
 
 
oden, Japanese dish made with boiled eggs, processed fish cakes, daikon radish, tofu etc in a kelp-based broth 
关防 
關防 
guan1 fang2 
 
 
security measures (esp. border security); official seal (esp. military seal during Qing and Ming times) 
关格 
關格 
guan1 ge2 
 
 
blocked or painful urination, constipation and vomiting (Chinese medicine) 
关公 
關公 
guan1 gong1 
 
 
Lord Guan (i.e. 關羽|关羽) 
关关难过,关关过 
關關難過,關關過 
guan1 guan1 nan2 guo4 - guan1 guan1 guo4 
 
 
to meet with great difficulties but pull through 
关汉卿 
關漢卿 
guan1 han4 qing1 
 
 
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 
关乎 
關乎 
guan1 hu1 
 
 
to relate to; concerning; about 
关怀 
關懷 
guan1 huai2 
 
 
care; solicitude; to show care for; concerned about; attentive to 
关怀备至 
關懷備至 
guan1 huai2 bei4 zhi4 
 
 
the utmost care (idiom); to look after sb in every possible way 
关机 
關機 
guan1 ji1 
 
 
to turn off (a machine or device); to finish shooting a film 
关键 
關鍵 
guan1 jian4 
 
 
crucial point; crux; key; crucial; pivotal 
关键词 
關鍵詞 
guan1 jian4 ci2 
 
 
keyword 
关键绩效指标 
關鍵績效指標 
guan1 jian4 ji4 xiao4 zhi3 biao1 
 
 
key performance indicator (KPI) 
关键字 
關鍵字 
guan1 jian4 zi4 
 
 
keyword 
关节 
關節 
guan1 jie2 
 
 
joint (physiology); key point; critical phase 
关节面 
關節面 
guan1 jie2 mian4 
 
 
articular facet (anatomy); surface in joint 
关节囊 
關節囊 
guan1 jie2 nang2 
 
 
articular capsule (of joint such as knee in anatomy) 
关节腔 
關節腔 
guan1 jie2 qiang1 
 
 
articular cavity; joint cavity 
关节炎 
關節炎 
guan1 jie2 yan2 
 
 
arthritis 
关金 
關金 
guan1 jin1 
 
 
see 關金圓|关金圆 
关金圆 
關金圓 
guan1 jin1 yuan2 
 
 
Chinese customs gold unit, currency used in China between 1930 and 1948 
关紧 
關緊 
guan1 jin3 
 
 
to close firmly; to fasten securely; to make fast; to lock 
关禁闭 
關禁閉 
guan1 jin4 bi4 
 
 
to put in detention (a soldier, a pupil) 
关境 
關境 
guan1 jing4 
 
 
customs border 
关口 
關口 
guan1 kou3 
 
 
pass; gateway; (fig.) juncture 
关连 
關連 
guan1 lian2 
 
 
variant of 關聯|关联 
关联 
關聯 
guan1 lian2 
 
 
related; linked; affiliated 
关联公司 
關聯公司 
guan1 lian2 gong1 si1 
 
 
related company; affiliate 
关岭布依族苗族自治县 
關嶺布依族苗族自治縣 
guan1 ling3 bu4 yi1 zu2 miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4 
 
 
Guanling Buyei and Hmong autonomous county in Anshun 安順|安顺, Guizhou 
关岭县 
關嶺縣 
guan1 ling3 xian4 
 
 
Guanling Buyei and Hmong autonomous county in Anshun 安順|安顺, Guizhou 
关贸总协定 
關貿總協定 
guan1 mao4 zong3 xie2 ding4 
 
 
GATT, the 1995 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 
关门 
關門 
guan1 men2 
 
 
to close a door; to lock a door; (of a shop etc) to close (for the night, or permanently) 
关门大吉 
關門大吉 
guan1 men2 da4 ji2 
 
 
to close down a business for good and put the best face on it (idiom) 
关门弟子 
關門弟子 
guan1 men2 di4 zi3 
 
 
last disciple of a master 
关门捉贼 
關門捉賊 
guan1 men2 zhuo1 zei2 
 
 
to catch a thief by closing his escape route (idiom) 
关庙 
關廟 
guan1 miao4 
 
 
Kuanmiao township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县, Taiwan 
关庙乡 
關廟鄉 
guan1 miao4 xiang1 
 
 
Kuanmiao township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县, Taiwan 
关卡 
關卡 
guan1 qia3 
 
 
checkpoint (for taxation, security etc); barrier; hurdle; red tape 
关切 
關切 
guan1 qie4 
 
 
to be deeply concerned; to be troubled (by) 
关塞 
關塞 
guan1 sai4 
 
 
border fort, esp. defending narrow valley 
关山 
關山 
guan1 shan1 
 
 
Guanshan or Kuanshan town in Taitung county 臺東縣|台东县, southeast Taiwan 
关山 
關山 
guan1 shan1 
 
 
fortresses and mountains (along the Great Wall); one's home town 
关山镇 
關山鎮 
guan1 shan1 zhen4 
 
 
Guanshan or Kuanshan town in Taitung county 臺東縣|台东县, southeast Taiwan 
关上 
關上 
guan1 shang4 
 
 
to close (a door); to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc) 
关涉 
關涉 
guan1 she4 
 
 
to relate (to); to concern; to involve; connection; relationship 
关税 
關稅 
guan1 shui4 
 
 
customs duty; tariff 
关税壁垒 
關稅壁壘 
guan1 shui4 bi4 lei3 
 
 
tariff wall 
关税国境 
關稅國境 
guan1 shui4 guo2 jing4 
 
 
customs border 
关税同盟 
關稅同盟 
guan1 shui4 tong2 meng2 
 
 
customs union 
关税与贸易总协定 
關稅與貿易總協定 
guan1 shui4 yu3 mao4 yi4 zong3 xie2 ding4 
 
 
GATT, the 1995 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 
关说 
關說 
guan1 shuo1 
 
 
to speak for sb; to intercede for sb; to lobby illegally 
关塔纳摩 
關塔納摩 
guan1 ta3 na4 mo2 
 
 
Guantanamo, Cuba 
关塔那摩 
關塔那摩 
guan1 ta3 na4 mo2 
 
 
Guantanamo 
关塔那摩湾 
關塔那摩灣 
guan1 ta3 na4 mo2 wan1 
 
 
Guantanamo Bay (in Cuba) 
关停 
關停 
guan1 ting2 
 
 
(of a power plant, refinery etc) to shut down 
关头 
關頭 
guan1 tou2 
 
 
juncture; moment 
关文 
關文 
guan1 wen2 
 
 
passport; travel papers 
关西 
關西 
guan1 xi1 
 
 
Kansai region, Japan; Guanxi or Kuanhsi town in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县, northwest Taiwan 
关西镇 
關西鎮 
guan1 xi1 zhen4 
 
 
Guanxi or Kuanhsi town in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县, northwest Taiwan 
关系到 
關係到 
guan1 xi4 dao4 
 
 
relates to; bears upon 
关系密切 
關係密切 
guan1 xi4 mi4 qie4 
 
 
close relationship; intimately related 
关系式 
關係式 
guan1 xi4 shi4 
 
 
equation expressing a relation 
关系 
關系 
guan1 xi5 
 
 
variant of 關係|关系 
关系 
關係 
guan1 xi5 
 
 
relation; relationship; to concern; to affect; to have to do with; guanxi 
关系代名词 
關係代名詞 
guan1 xi5 dai4 ming2 ci2 
 
 
relative pronoun 
关饷 
關餉 
guan1 xiang3 
 
 
to receive one's salary; to pay sb's wages 
关心 
關心 
guan1 xin1 
 
 
to be concerned about; to care about 
关押 
關押 
guan1 ya1 
 
 
to imprison; to lock up (in jail) 
关颖珊 
關穎珊 
guan1 ying3 shan1 
 
 
Michelle Kwan (1980-), former American figure skater, Olympic medalist 
关于 
關於 
guan1 yu2 
 
 
pertaining to; concerning; with regard to; about; a matter of 
关羽 
關羽 
guan1 yu3 
 
 
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 
关云长 
關云長 
guan1 yun2 chang2 
 
 
courtesy name of 關羽|关羽 
关栈 
關棧 
guan1 zhan4 
 
 
bonded warehouse 
关栈费 
關棧費 
guan1 zhan4 fei4 
 
 
bonding fee 
关照 
關照 
guan1 zhao4 
 
 
to take care; to keep an eye on; to look after; to tell; to remind 
关征 
關征 
guan1 zheng1 
 
 
customs levy; customs post charging import duties 
关之琳 
關之琳 
guan1 zhi1 lin2 
 
 
Rosamund Kwan (1962-), Hong Kong actress 
关中 
關中 
guan1 zhong1 
 
 
Guanzhong plain in Shaanxi, valley of the Wei River 渭河 
关中地区 
關中地區 
guan1 zhong1 di4 qu1 
 
 
Guanzhong plain in Shaanxi, valley of the Wei River 渭河 
关中平原 
關中平原 
guan1 zhong1 ping2 yuan2 
 
 
Guanzhong plain in Shaanxi, valley of the Wei River 渭河 
关注 
關注 
guan1 zhu4 
 
 
to pay attention to; to follow sth closely; concern; interest; attention 
关子 
關子 
guan1 zi5 
 
 
climax (in a story) 
鬼门关 
鬼門關 
gui3 men2 guan1 
 
 
the gates of hell 
国关 
國關 
guo2 guan1 
 
 
abbr. for 國際關係學院|国际关系学院, University of International Relations, Beijing 
国际关系 
國際關係 
guo2 ji4 guan1 xi4 
 
 
international relations 
国际关系学院 
國際關係學院 
guo2 ji4 guan1 xi4 xue2 yuan4 
 
 
University of International Relations, Beijing, established in 1949 
过度关怀 
過度關懷 
guo4 du4 guan1 huai2 
 
 
obsession; excessive concern 
过关 
過關 
guo4 guan1 
 
 
to cross a barrier; to get through (an ordeal); to pass (a test); to reach (a standard) 
过关斩将 
過關斬將 
guo4 guan1 zhan3 jiang4 
 
 
to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) (idiom); abbr. for 過五關斬六將|过五关斩六将 
过五关斩六将 
過五關斬六將 
guo4 wu3 guan1 zhan3 liu4 jiang4 
 
 
lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom); fig. to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) 
海关 
海關 
hai3 guan1 
 
 
customs (i.e. border crossing inspection) 
海关部门 
海關部門 
hai3 guan1 bu4 men2 
 
 
customs section 
海关官员 
海關官員 
hai3 guan1 guan1 yuan2 
 
 
customs officer 
海关总署 
海關總署 
hai3 guan1 zong3 shu3 
 
 
General Administration of Customs (GAC) 
海峡两岸关系协会 
海峽兩岸關係協會 
hai3 xia2 liang3 an4 guan1 xi5 xie2 hui4 
 
 
PRC Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) 
函谷关 
函谷關 
han2 gu3 guan1 
 
 
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) 
壶关 
壺關 
hu2 guan1 
 
 
Huguan county in Changzhi 長治|长治, Shanxi 
壶关县 
壺關縣 
hu2 guan1 xian4 
 
 
Huguan county in Changzhi 長治|长治, Shanxi 
机关 
機關 
ji1 guan1 
 
 
mechanism; gear; machine-operated; office; agency; organ; organization; establishment; institution; body; strategum; scheme; intrigue; plot; trick 
机关报 
機關報 
ji1 guan1 bao4 
 
 
official (government-operated) newspaper 
机关布景 
機關布景 
ji1 guan1 bu4 jing3 
 
 
machine-operated stage scenery 
机关车 
機關車 
ji1 guan1 che1 
 
 
locomotive 
机关炮 
機關炮 
ji1 guan1 pao4 
 
 
machine cannon; machine-gun cannon 
机关枪 
機關槍 
ji1 guan1 qiang1 
 
 
also written 機槍|机枪; machine gun 
嘉峪关 
嘉峪關 
jia1 yu4 guan1 
 
 
Jiayuguan prefecture level city in Gansu 
嘉峪关城 
嘉峪關城 
jia1 yu4 guan1 cheng2 
 
 
Jiayuguan fort in the Gansu corridor; Ming dynasty military fort, the western end of the Great Wall 
嘉峪关市 
嘉峪關市 
jia1 yu4 guan1 shi4 
 
 
Jiayuguan prefecture level city in Gansu 
建立正式外交关系 
建立正式外交關係 
jian4 li4 zheng4 shi4 wai4 jiao1 guan1 xi4 
 
 
formally establish diplomatic relations 
金融机关 
金融機關 
jin1 rong2 ji1 guan1 
 
 
financial organization 
紧要关头 
緊要關頭 
jin3 yao4 guan1 tou2 
 
 
urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture 
进关 
進關 
jin4 guan1 
 
 
inbound customs (international trade) 
居庸关 
居庸關 
ju1 yong1 guan1 
 
 
Juyongguan, frontier fortress on Great Wall north of Beijing, in Changping district 昌平區|昌平区 
开关 
開關 
kai1 guan1 
 
 
power switch; to open a gate 
扣关 
扣關 
kou4 guan1 
 
 
variant of 叩關|叩关 
叩关 
叩關 
kou4 guan1 
 
 
to knock at the gate (old); to make an approach; to invade; to attack the goal (sports) 
髋关节 
髖關節 
kuan1 guan1 jie2 
 
 
pelvis; hip joint 
拉关系 
拉關係 
la1 guan1 xi4 
 
 
to seek contact with sb for one's own benefit; to suck up to sb 
劳雇关系 
勞雇關係 
lao2 gu4 guan1 xi4 
 
 
relations between labor and employer; industrial relations 
劳资关系 
勞資關係 
lao2 zi1 guan1 xi4 
 
 
industrial relations; relations between labor and capital 
冷淡关系 
冷淡關係 
leng3 dan4 guan1 xi4 
 
 
cold relations (e.g. between countries) 
立法机关 
立法機關 
li4 fa3 ji1 guan1 
 
 
legislature 
利害关系 
利害關係 
li4 hai4 guan1 xi5 
 
 
stake; vital interest; concern 
利害关系方 
利害關係方 
li4 hai4 guan1 xi5 fang1 
 
 
interested party 
利害关系人 
利害關係人 
li4 hai4 guan1 xi5 ren2 
 
 
stakeholder; interested party; interested person 
利害攸关 
利害攸關 
li4 hai4 you1 guan1 
 
 
to be of vital interest 
两国关系 
兩國關係 
liang3 guo2 guan1 xi4 
 
 
bilateral relations 
临终关怀 
臨終關懷 
lin2 zhong1 guan1 huai2 
 
 
palliative care 
乱搞男女关系 
亂搞男女關係 
luan4 gao3 nan2 nv3 guan1 xi4 
 
 
to be promiscuous; to sleep around 
马关 
馬關 
ma3 guan1 
 
 
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, Yunnan 
马关条约 
馬關條約 
ma3 guan1 tiao2 yue1 
 
 
Treaty of Shimonoseki (1895), concluding the First Sino-Japanese War 甲午戰爭|甲午战争 
马关县 
馬關縣 
ma3 guan1 xian4 
 
 
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, Yunnan 
买关节 
買關節 
mai3 guan1 jie2 
 
 
to offer a bribe 
卖关节 
賣關節 
mai4 guan1 jie2 
 
 
to solicit a bribe; to accept a bribe 
卖关子 
賣關子 
mai4 guan1 zi5 
 
 
to keep listeners in suspense (in storytelling); to keep people on tenterhooks 
没关系 
沒關係 
mei2 guan1 xi5 
 
 
it doesn't matter 
没有关系 
沒有關係 
mei2 you3 guan1 xi5 
 
 
see 沒關係|没关系 
蒙混过关 
矇混過關 
meng2 hun4 guo4 guan1 
 
 
to get away with it; to slip through; to bluff one's way out; Taiwan pr.  
密切相关 
密切相關 
mi4 qie4 xiang1 guan1 
 
 
closely related 
漠不关心 
漠不關心 
mo4 bu4 guan1 xin1 
 
 
not the least bit concerned; completely indifferent 
南关 
南關 
nan2 guan1 
 
 
Nanguan district of Changchun city 長春市|长春市, Jilin 
难关 
難關 
nan2 guan1 
 
 
difficulty; crisis 
南关区 
南關區 
nan2 guan1 qu1 
 
 
Nanguan district of Changchun city 長春市|长春市, Jilin 
男女关系 
男女關係 
nan2 nv3 guan1 xi4 
 
 
man-woman connection; intimate relationship 
你走你的阳关道,我过我的独木桥 
你走你的陽關道,我過我的獨木橋 
ni3 zou3 ni3 de5 yang2 guan1 dao4 - wo3 guo4 wo3 de5 du2 mu4 qiao2 
 
 
lit. you hit the high road, I'll cross the log bridge (idiom); fig. you go your way, I'll go mine; you do it your way, I'll do it mine 
年关 
年關 
nian2 guan1 
 
 
end of the year 
偏关 
偏關 
pian1 guan1 
 
 
Pianguan county in Xinzhou 忻州, Shanxi 
偏关县 
偏關縣 
pian1 guan1 xian4 
 
 
Pianguan county in Xinzhou 忻州, Shanxi 
平型关 
平型關 
ping2 xing2 guan1 
 
 
Pingxing pass on the Great Wall near Datong, famous for victory over the Japanese in Sep 1937 
平型关大捷 
平型關大捷 
ping2 xing2 guan1 da4 jie2 
 
 
victory of Pingxingguan pass, famous victory of Republican Chinese forces over the Japanese in Sep 1937 
破关 
破關 
po4 guan1 
 
 
to solve or overcome (a difficult problem); to beat (a video game) 
气动开关 
氣動開關 
qi4 dong4 kai1 guan1 
 
 
pneumatic switch 
亲缘关系 
親緣關係 
qin1 yuan2 guan1 xi4 
 
 
phylogenetic relationship 
清关 
清關 
qing1 guan1 
 
 
customs clearance 
轻机关枪 
輕機關槍 
qing1 ji1 guan1 qiang1 
 
 
also written 輕機槍|轻机枪; light machine gun 
请多关照 
請多關照 
qing3 duo1 guan1 zhao4 
 
 
please treat me kindly (conventional greeting on first meeting) 
取关 
取關 
qu3 guan1 
 
 
to unfollow (on microblog etc) 
裙带关系 
裙帶關係 
qun2 dai4 guan1 xi5 
 
 
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 
人际关系 
人際關系 
ren2 ji4 guan1 xi4 
 
 
interpersonal relationship 
人命关天 
人命關天 
ren2 ming4 guan1 tian1 
 
 
human life is beyond value (idiom) 
入关 
入關 
ru4 guan1 
 
 
to enter a pass; to go through customs 
三角关系 
三角關係 
san1 jiao3 guan1 xi4 
 
 
triangle relationship; a love triangle 
山海关 
山海關 
shan1 hai3 guan1 
 
 
Shanhai pass, the Eastern pass of the Great Wall; Shanhaiguan district of Qinhuangdao city 秦皇島市|秦皇岛市, Hebei 
山海关区 
山海關區 
shan1 hai3 guan1 qu1 
 
 
Shanhaiguan district of Qinhuangdao city 秦皇島市|秦皇岛市, Hebei 
韶关 
韶關 
shao2 guan1 
 
 
Shaoguan prefecture level city in Guangdong 
韶关地区 
韶關地區 
shao2 guan1 di4 qu1 
 
 
Shaoguan prefecture in Guangdong 
韶关市 
韶關市 
shao2 guan1 shi4 
 
 
Shaoguan prefecture level city in Guangdong province 
社会关怀 
社會關懷 
she4 hui4 guan1 huai2 
 
 
social care 
社会关系 
社會關係 
she4 hui4 guan1 xi4 
 
 
social relation 
生产关系 
生產關係 
sheng1 chan3 guan1 xi4 
 
 
relations between levels of production; socio-economic relations 
生死关头 
生死關頭 
sheng1 si3 guan1 tou2 
 
 
the critical moment; life and death crisis 
生死攸关 
生死攸關 
sheng1 si3 you1 guan1 
 
 
matter of life and death 
识破机关 
識破機關 
shi2 po4 ji1 guan1 
 
 
to see through a trick 
事不关己 
事不關己 
shi4 bu4 guan1 ji3 
 
 
a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom) 
事不关己,高高挂起 
事不關己,高高掛起 
shi4 bu4 guan1 ji3 - gao1 gao1 gua4 qi3 
 
 
to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom) 
事关 
事關 
shi4 guan1 
 
 
to concern; on (some topic); about; concerning; to have importance for 
事件相关电位 
事件相關電位 
shi4 jian4 xiang1 guan1 dian4 wei4 
 
 
event-related potential 
世界海关组织 
世界海關組織 
shi4 jie4 hai3 guan1 zu3 zhi1 
 
 
World Customs Organization 
双关 
雙關 
shuang1 guan1 
 
 
pun; play on words 
双关语 
雙關語 
shuang1 guan1 yu3 
 
 
pun; play on words; a phrase with a double meaning 
税关 
稅關 
shui4 guan1 
 
 
customs house (in ancient times) 
司法机关 
司法機關 
si1 fa3 ji1 guan1 
 
 
judicial authorities 
台湾关系法 
臺灣關係法 
tai2 wan1 guan1 xi4 fa3 
 
 
Taiwan relations act (of US Congress, 1979) 
台湾关系法 
台灣關係法 
tai2 wan1 guan1 xi4 fa3 
 
 
Taiwan Relations Act (of US Congress, 1979) 
特殊关系 
特殊關係 
te4 shu1 guan1 xi4 
 
 
special relation 
通关 
通關 
tong1 guan1 
 
 
to clear customs 
通关节 
通關節 
tong1 guan1 jie2 
 
 
to facilitate by means of bribery 
通关密语 
通關密語 
tong1 guan1 mi4 yu3 
 
 
password 
通关文牒 
通關文牒 
tong1 guan1 wen2 die2 
 
 
passport 
潼关 
潼關 
tong2 guan1 
 
 
Tongguan County in Weinan 渭南, Shaanxi 
潼关县 
潼關縣 
tong2 guan1 xian4 
 
 
Tongguan County in Weinan 渭南, Shaanxi 
退关 
退關 
tui4 guan1 
 
 
shut-out, container or consigment not carried on the intended vessel or aircraft 
外交关系 
外交關係 
wai4 jiao1 guan1 xi4 
 
 
foreign relations; diplomatic relations 
外交关系理事会 
外交關係理事會 
wai4 jiao1 guan1 xi4 li3 shi4 hui4 
 
 
Council on Foreign Relations (US policy think tank) 
网关 
網關 
wang3 guan1 
 
 
network router; gateway (to Internet or between networks) 
无关 
無關 
wu2 guan1 
 
 
unrelated; having nothing to do (with sth else) 
无关紧要 
無關緊要 
wu2 guan1 jin3 yao4 
 
 
indifferent; insignificant 
无关痛痒 
無關痛癢 
wu2 guan1 tong4 yang3 
 
 
not to affect sb; irrelevant; of no importance; insignificant 
息息相关 
息息相關 
xi1 xi1 xiang1 guan1 
 
 
closely bound up (idiom); intimately related 
下关 
下關 
xia4 guan1 
 
 
Xiaguan district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏 
下关区 
下關區 
xia4 guan1 qu1 
 
 
Xiaguan district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏 
下关市 
下關市 
xia4 guan1 shi4 
 
 
Shimonoseki (Japan) 
相关 
相關 
xiang1 guan1 
 
 
related; relevant; pertinent; to be interrelated; (statistics) correlation 
相关性 
相關性 
xiang1 guan1 xing4 
 
 
correlation 
相互关系 
相互關係 
xiang1 hu4 guan1 xi4 
 
 
mutual relations; common interest 
行政机关 
行政機關 
xing2 zheng4 ji1 guan1 
 
 
administrative authority; branch of government 
性关系 
性關係 
xing4 guan1 xi5 
 
 
sexual relations; sexual contact; intercourse 
性命攸关 
性命攸關 
xing4 ming4 you1 guan1 
 
 
vitally important; a matter of life and death 
休戚相关 
休戚相關 
xiu1 qi1 xiang1 guan1 
 
 
to share the same interests (idiom); to be closely related; to be in the same boat 
玄关 
玄關 
xuan2 guan1 
 
 
entrance hall; front door; porch; vestibule 
血缘关系 
血緣關係 
xue4 yuan2 guan1 xi4 
 
 
blood relationship; consanguinity 
牙关 
牙關 
ya2 guan1 
 
 
jaw; mandibular joint 
牙关紧闭症 
牙關緊閉症 
ya2 guan1 jin3 bi4 zheng4 
 
 
lockjaw; trismus 
言论机关 
言論機關 
yan2 lun4 ji1 guan1 
 
 
the press; the media 
严重关切 
嚴重關切 
yan2 zhong4 guan1 qie4 
 
 
serious concern 
验关 
驗關 
yan4 guan1 
 
 
customs inspection (at frontier) 
阳关 
陽關 
yang2 guan1 
 
 
Yangguan or Southern Pass on the south Silk Road in Gansu, 70 km south of Dunhuang 敦煌 
阳关大道 
陽關大道 
yang2 guan1 da4 dao4 
 
 
(lit.) the road through Yangguan 陽關|阳关; (fig.) wide open road; bright future 
阳关道 
陽關道 
yang2 guan1 dao4 
 
 
same as 陽關大道|阳关大道 
咬定牙关 
咬定牙關 
yao3 ding4 ya2 guan1 
 
 
see 咬緊牙關|咬紧牙关 
咬紧牙关 
咬緊牙關 
yao3 jin3 ya2 guan1 
 
 
lit. to bite the teeth tightly (idiom); fig. to grit one's teeth and bear the pain; to bite the bullet 
一夫当关,万夫莫开 
一夫當關,萬夫莫開 
yi1 fu1 dang1 guan1 - wan4 fu1 mo4 kai1 
 
 
one man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies (idiom) 
一语双关 
一語雙關 
yi1 yu3 shuang1 guan1 
 
 
to make a pun; to have a double meaning; double entendre 
英雄难过美人关 
英雄難過美人關 
ying1 xiong2 nan2 guo4 mei3 ren2 guan1 
 
 
even heroes have a weakness for the charms of a beautiful woman (idiom) 
攸关 
攸關 
you1 guan1 
 
 
of great concern 
有关 
有關 
you3 guan1 
 
 
to have sth to do with; to relate to; related to; to concern; concerning 
有关各方 
有關各方 
you3 guan1 ge4 fang1 
 
 
all parties involved 
有关联 
有關聯 
you3 guan1 lian2 
 
 
related to; concerning; to be correlated 
友好关系 
友好關係 
you3 hao3 guan1 xi4 
 
 
good relations 
玉门关 
玉門關 
yu4 men2 guan1 
 
 
Yumen Pass, or Jade Gate, western frontier post on the Silk Road in the Han Dynasty, west of Dunhuang, in Gansu 
政府机关 
政府機關 
zheng4 fu3 ji1 guan1 
 
 
government (viewed as an organization); institutions of government; government office 
政治关系 
政治關係 
zheng4 zhi4 guan1 xi4 
 
 
political relations 
指关节 
指關節 
zhi3 guan1 jie2 
 
 
knuckle 
至关重要 
至關重要 
zhi4 guan1 zhong4 yao4 
 
 
extremely important; vital; crucial; essential 
中俄关系 
中俄關系 
zhong1 e2 guan1 xi4 
 
 
Sino-Russian relations 
中关村 
中關村 
zhong1 guan1 cun1 
 
 
Zhongguancun neighborhood of Beijing, containing Peking University, famous for electronics shops and bookstores 
中日关系 
中日關係 
zhong1 ri4 guan1 xi4 
 
 
Sino-Japanese relations 
中心埋置关系从句 
中心埋置關係從句 
zhong1 xin1 mai2 zhi4 guan1 xi4 cong2 ju4 
 
 
center-embedded relative clauses 
重机关枪 
重機關槍 
zhong4 ji1 guan1 qiang1 
 
 
also written 重機槍|重机枪; heavy machine gun 
主管机关 
主管機關 
zhu3 guan3 ji1 guan1 
 
 
the authorities; higher competent body 
转关系 
轉關係 
zhuan3 guan1 xi5 
 
 
to transfer (from one unit to another) 
总开关 
總開關 
zong3 kai1 guan1 
 
 
main switch