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关系 (guān xì): Relationship (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 2.0Level 3
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关 • guān • to close • HSK 2.0 L3
HSK 3
guān关

to close

系 • xì • tie; fasten; system; department • HSK 2.0 L5
HSK 5
xì系

tie; fasten; system; department

Word Info

Pinyinguān xì
Meaningrelationship
Characters2
SyntaxNoun

HSK 3 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 关系.

  • 故事gù shistory; tale; plot
  • 街道jiē dàoroad
  • 过去guò qu(in the) past
  • 练习liàn xíto practise
  • 必须bì xūmust
  • 发烧fā shāofever; have a fever
  • 一会儿yī huì era short while
  • 叔叔shū shuuncle [father's younger brother]
  • 爱好ài hàointerests; hobbies
  • 数学shù xuémaths
  • 比较bǐ jiàocompare
  • 清楚qīng chuclear
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 关系.

Words with 关
  • 没关系méi guān xino problem
  • 关于guān yúabout
  • 关心guān xīncare about
  • 关机
guān jī
to turn off (a machine or device)
  • 关注guān zhùto pay attention to
  • 有关yǒu guānto have sth to do with
  • 关键guān jiàncrucial (point)
  • 关闭guān bìto close; to shut
    • Words with 系
    • 没关系méi guān xino problem
    • 联系lián xìto make contact
    • 系统xì tǒngsystem
    • 系领带jì lǐng dàitie a (neck)tie
    • 体系tǐ xìsystem; setup
    • 系列xì lièsuccession; series; set
    • 一系列yī xì lièa series of
    • 星系xīng xìgalaxy
    4.

    Readings & Senses

    guān xì(guan xi)
    1. [noun]relationship[HSK3]
    2. [noun/verb]relationship[HSK 3.0 · L3]
    5.

    How to Use 关系 in Sentences

    Measure Word + Nounwith种
    yī一
    zhǒng种
    guān关
    xì系
    neutral
    a kind of relationship
    Subject + Verbwith很好
    guān关
    xì系
    hěn很
    hǎo好
    Verb + Objectwith建立
    jiàn建
    lì立
    guān关
    xì系
    Adjective + Nounwith人际
    rén人
    jì际
    guān关
    xì系
    Subject + Complementwith密切
    guān关
    xì系
    mì密
    qiè切
    6.

    Example Sentences with 关系

    wǒ我
    hé和
    tā他
    shì是
    hǎo好
    péng朋
    yǒu
    neutral
    Spoken
    have a good relationship
    neutral
    establish a relationship
    neutral
    interpersonal relationships
    formal
    close relationship
    友
    guān关
    xì系
    。
    He and I have a friend relationship.
    wǒ我
    hé和
    tā他
    shì是
    hěn很
    hǎo好
    de的
    péng朋
    you友
    guān关
    xì系
    。
    He and I have a very good friendship.
    Tā他
    men们
    liǎng两
    gè个
    rén人
    de的
    guān关
    xi系
    hěn很
    hǎo好
    。
    The relationship between the two of them is very good.
    tā他
    men们
    zhī之
    jiān间
    de的
    hé合
    zuò作
    guān关
    xì系
    zuì最
    jìn近
    sì似
    hū乎
    biàn变
    de得
    jǐn紧
    zhāng张
    le了
    。
    Their cooperative relationship seems to have become tense recently.
    liǎng两
    guó国
    zhī之
    jiān间
    de的
    wài外
    jiāo交
    guān关
    xì系
    duì对
    dì地
    qū区
    wěn稳
    dìng定
    zhì至
    guān关
    zhòng重
    yào要
    。
    The diplomatic relations between the two countries are crucial for regional stability.
    zhè这
    ge个
    xiàng项
    mù目
    hé和
    wǒ我
    men们
    gōng公
    sī司
    de的
    fā发
    zhǎn展
    guān关
    xì系
    hěn很
    dà大
    。
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