Expressing "related to..." with "you guan de"

When you need to express one thing in relation to another, the word 有关 (yǒuguān) can be a useful way of making a noun more specific. It comes in two flavors: the "跟……有关的" (gēn... yǒuguān de) structure, which is informal, and the "与……有关的" (yǔ... yǒuguān de) structure, which is formal.

Structure

The more casual form is:

跟 / 和 + Topic + 有关的 + Noun

In more formal contexts, you will see the pattern used with 与 (yǔ):

与 + Topic + 有关的 + Noun

Examples

• 我 和 他 分手了, 跟 他 有关的 事情 我 都 不 想 知道。Wǒ hé tā fēnshǒu le, gēn tā yǒuguān de shìqíng wǒ dōu bù xiǎng zhīdào.We broke up, I don't want to know anything related to him.
• 他 对 中国 很 感兴趣, 跟 中国 有关的 故事 他 都 很 感兴趣。 Tā duì Zhōngguó hěn gǎn xìngqù, gēn Zhōngguó yǒuguān de gùshì tā dōu hěn gǎn xìngqù. He is very interested in China, he is interested in anything related to Chinese history.
• 和 这个 项目 有关的 资料 都 需要 保密。 hé zhège xiàngmù yǒuguān de zīliào dōu xūyào bǎomì.Any information related to this project needs to be kept confidential.
• 和 这个 人 有关的 一切，我 都 想 了解。hé zhège rén yǒuguān de yīqiè, wǒ dōu xiǎng liǎojiě.I want to know everything about this person.
• 与 游戏 有关的 活动，我 都 想 参加。Yú yóuxì yǒuguān de huódòng, wǒ dōu xiǎng cānjiā.I would like to participate in any activity related to the game.
• 他 为了 追 小丽，了解 了 很多 与 小丽 有关的 事情。Tā wèile zhuī Xiǎo lì, liǎojiě le hěn duō yú Xiǎo lì yǒuguān de shìqing.He has learned a lot of things about Xiao Li in order to chase her.
• 与 恐龙 有关的 问题，你 都 可以 问 他，他 都 知道。Yú kǒnglóng yǒuguān de wèntí, nǐ dōu kěyǐ wèn tā, tā dōu zhīdào.You can ask him questions about dinosaurs, and he knows everything.
• 与 疫苗 有关的 研究 已经 开始 了。Yú yìmiáo yǒuguān de yánjiū yǐjīng kāishǐ le.Research on the vaccine has already begun.
• 与 虾 有关的 食物 我 都 不能 吃，因为 我 对 虾 过敏。Yú xiā yǒuguān de shíwù wǒ dōu bù néng chī, yīnwèi wǒ duì xiā guòmǐn.I can't eat any food related to shrimp because I'm allergic to shrimp.
• 与 总统 无关的 采访 因为 时间 问题 被 取消 了。Yú zǒngtǒng wúguān de cǎifǎng yīnwèi shíjiān wèntí bèi qǔxiāo le.The interview without the President was cancelled due to time constraints.

Sources and further reading

Books

• Anything Goes (无所不谈) (pp. 17) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy

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