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guān

Main
English Definition	mountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off; to concern; to involve; (Chinese surname)
Simplified Script	关
Traditional Script	關
Pinyin	guān
Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi)	Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)	ㄍㄨㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping)	gwaan¹
Part of Speech	(形) adjective, (动) verb, (量) measure word
Proficiency Test Level	HSK.v3=1,4 TOCFL=3,5,6

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Words With Same Head Word
关系	guānxi	relation; relationship; to concern; to affect; to have to do with; guanxi
关心	guānxīn	to be concerned about; to care about
关于	guānyú	pertaining to; concerning; with regard to; about; a matter of
关键	guānjiàn	crucial point; crux; key; crucial; pivotal
关上	guānshàng	to close (a door); to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc)

Words With Same Tail Word
相关	xiāngguān	related; relevant; pertinent; to be interrelated; (statistics) correlation
有关	yǒuguān	to have something to do with; to relate to; related to; to concern; concerning
机关	jīguān	mechanism; gear; machine-operated; office; agency; organ; organization; establishment; institution; body; stratagem; scheme; intrigue; plot; trick
海关	hǎiguān	customs (i.e. border crossing inspection)
过关	guòguān	to cross a barrier; to get through (an ordeal); to pass (a test); to reach (a standard)

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