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*有 <em>关于</em> 这 次 会议 PPT 吗?<span class="pinyin">yǒu <em>guānyú</em> zhè cì huìyì de PPT ma?</span><span class="trans">Do you have the Powerpoint for this meeting?</span>
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*这 是 一 份 <em>关于</em> 中国 奢侈品 市场 的 报告 。<span class="pinyin">Zhè shì yī fèn <em>guānyú</em> Zhōngguó shēchǐ pǐn shìchǎng de bàogào.</span><span class="trans">This is a report about the Chinese luxury market.</span>
*这 是 <em>关于</em> 中国 市场 报告 。<span class="pinyin">Zhè shì fèn <em>guānyú</em> Zhōngguó shìchǎng de bàogào.</span><span class="trans">This is a report about the Chinese markets.</span>
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*汉语 很 多 <em>关于</em> 饮食 成语 。<span class="pinyin">Hànyǔ yǒu hěn duō <em>guānyú</em> yǐnshí de chéngyǔ.</span> <span class="trans">There are lots of idioms about diet in Chinese.</span>
*<em>关于</em> 这 次 旅行 计划 还没 做 好。<span class="pinyin"><em>Guānyú</em> zhè cì lǚxíng de jìhuà hái méi zuò hǎo.</span><span class="trans">We haven't really figured out our plan for this trip yet.</span>
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*我 昨天 看 了 <em>关于</em> 非洲 动物 保护 纪录片 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ zuótiān kàn le <em>guānyú</em> Fēizhōu dòngwù bǎohù de jìlùpiàn.</span><span class="trans">I saw a documentary about animal protection in Afica.</span>
*经理 想 了解 更 多 <em>关于</em> 新 项目 情况 。<span class="pinyin">Jīnglǐ xiǎng liǎojiě gèng duō <em>guānyú</em> xīn xiàngmù de qíngkuàng.</span><span class="trans">The manager wants to know more about the new project.</span>
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*网上 有 很 多 <em>关于</em> 这 件 事情 评论 。<span class="pinyin">Wǎngshang you hěn duō <em>guānyú</em> zhè jiàn shìqing de pínglùn.</span><span class="trans">There are lots of comments about this matter on the Internet.</span>
 
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*他 写 过 很 多 <em>关于</em> 男女 平等 文章 。<span class="pinyin">Tā xiě guò hěn duō <em>guānyú</em> nánnǚ píngděng de wénzhāng.</span><span class="trans">He wrote many articles about gender equality.</span>
  
 
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关于 (guānyú) usually points to a range or scope, acting like the English word "about." It can be used in a few ways, often marking a topic of a statement, or modifying a noun.

Using 关于 with the Topic

Structure

As an adverb/adverbial clause, it can only be placed at the beginning of the sentence.

关于 + Obj.,Subj. ⋯⋯

Examples

  • 关于 中国 历史,我 知道 的 不多。Guānyú Zhōngguó lìshǐ, wǒ zhīdào de bù duō.As for Chinese history, I don't know a lot.
  • 关于 这 次 考试,我 还 有 几 个 问题 要 问。Guānyú zhè cì kǎoshì, wǒ hái yǒu jǐ gè wèntí yào wèn.As for this exam, I still have a lot of questions that I need to ask.
  • 关于 这个 问题,你们 还是 问 他 吧。Guānyú zhège wèntí, nǐmen háishì wèn tā bā.As for this problem, you'd better ask him.
  • 关于 你 的 建议,老板 还在 考虑 。Guānyú nǐ de jiànyì, lǎobǎn hái zài kǎolǜ.As for your suggestion, the boss is still thinking it over.
  • 关于 那个 调查 结果,我们 也 不 太 清楚 。Guānyú nàge diàochá jiéguǒ, wǒmen yě bù tài qīngchu.As for the result of that research, we don't know much either.

Noun Phrase with 关于

As an attributive modifier, 关于 (guānyú) is placed before the noun phrase, and you should always add a 的.

关于 + Modifier + 的 + Noun

Examples

  • 这 是 一 份 关于 中国 奢侈品 市场 的 报告 。Zhè shì yī fèn guānyú Zhōngguó shēchǐ pǐn shìchǎng de bàogào.This is a report about the Chinese luxury market.
  • 汉语 有 很 多 关于 饮食 的 成语 。Hànyǔ yǒu hěn duō guānyú yǐnshí de chéngyǔ. There are lots of idioms about diet in Chinese.
  • 我 昨天 看 了 一 部 关于 非洲 动物 保护 的 纪录片 。Wǒ zuótiān kàn le yī bù guānyú Fēizhōu dòngwù bǎohù de jìlùpiàn.I saw a documentary about animal protection in Afica.
  • 网上 有 很 多 关于 这 件 事情 的 评论 。Wǎngshang you hěn duō guānyú zhè jiàn shìqing de pínglùn.There are lots of comments about this matter on the Internet.
  • 他 写 过 很 多 关于 男女 平等 的 文章 。Tā xiě guò hěn duō guānyú nánnǚ píngděng de wénzhāng.He wrote many articles about gender equality.

Unspoken 关于 with Verbs

The word "about" often follows verbs in English, such as "talk about" or "ask about." In Chinese however, this "about" meaning is built into the verb and no additional "about" word is needed, much as we don't say "discuss about" in English.

A few examples:

  • 我们 聊聊 你 的 新 工作 吧 。Wǒmen liáoliao nǐ de xīn gōngzuò ba.Let's talk about your new job.
  • 今天 开会 要 说说 公司 下 个 月 的 培训 。Jīntiān kāihuì yào shuōshuo gōngsī xià gè yuè de péixùn.Today, we need to hold a meeting about next month's company training.

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