guān

frontier pass; close; relation

DEFINITIONS

關 guān
  • surname Guan
  • mountain pass
  • to close
  • to shut
  • to turn off
  • to concern
  • to involve

WORDS

咬定牙 yǎo dìng yá guān see 咬緊牙關|咬紧牙关[yao3 jin3 ya2 guan1]
咬緊牙 yǎo jǐn yá guān lit. to bite the teeth tightly (idiom); fig. to grit one's teeth and bear the pain; to bite the bullet
嘉峪 jiā yù guān Jiayuguan prefecture-level city in Gansu
嘉峪城 jiā yù guān chéng Jiayuguan fort in the Gansu corridor; Ming dynasty military fort, the western end of the Great Wall
嘉峪市 jiā yù guān shì Jiayuguan prefecture-level city in Gansu
嚴重切 yán zhòng guān qiè serious concern
guó guān 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
國際係 guó jì guān xì international relations
國際係學院 guó jì guān xì xué yuàn University of International Relations, Beijing, established in 1949
zuò guān (Buddhism) to sit in contemplation
chéng guān area outside a city gate
區 chéng guān qū Chengguan District of Lhasa City 拉薩市|拉萨市[La1 sa4 Shi4], Tibetan: Lha sa khrin kon chus, Tibet; Chengguan district of Lanzhou city 蘭州市|兰州市[Lan2 zhou1 Shi4], Gansu
鎮 chéng guān zhèn Chengguan town (common place name)
bào guān to declare at customs
hú guān Huguan county in Changzhi 長治|长治[Chang2 zhi4], Shanxi
縣 hú guān xiàn Huguan county in Changzhi 長治|长治[Chang2 zhi4], Shanxi
外交係 wài jiāo guān xì foreign relations; diplomatic relations
外交係理事會 wài jiāo guān xì lǐ shì huì Council on Foreign Relations (US policy think tank)
dà guān 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
縣 dà guān xiàn Daguan county in Zhaotong 昭通[Zhao1 tong1], Yunnan
存亡攸 cún wáng yōu guān a make-or-break matter; a matter of life and death
密切相 mì qiè xiāng guān closely related
對外係 duì wài guān xì foreign relations
居庸 jū yōng guān Juyongguan, frontier fortress on Great Wall north of Beijing, in Changping district 昌平區|昌平区[Chang1 ping2 qu1]
山海 shān hǎi guān 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