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

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It is important to express one thing in relation to another, and the "与……有关的" (yǔ……yǒuguān de) structure accomplishes this by linking the subject before 与 (yǔ) and the one after 与 (yǔ) together by using 有关 (yǒuguān)

Structure

与 + topic/subj. + 有关的 + noun.

Examples

  • 我 和 他 分手了, 有关的 事情 我 都 不 想 知道。Wǒ hé tā fēnshǒu le, yǒuguān de shìqíng wǒ dū bù xiǎng zhīdào.We broke up, I don't want to know anything related to him.
  • 他 对 中国 很 感兴趣, 中国 有关的 故事 他 都 很 感兴趣。 Tā duì Zhōngguó hěn gǎn xìngqù, Zhōngguó yǒuguān de gùshì tā dōu hěn gǎn xìngqù. He is very interested in China, he is interested in anything related to Chinese history.
  • 这个 项目 有关的 资料 都 需要 保密。 zhège xiàngmù yǒuguān de zīliào dōu xūyào bǎomì.Any information related to this project needs to be kept confidential.
  • 这个 人 有关的 一切,我 都 想 了解。 zhège rén yǒuguān de yīqiè, wǒ dōu xiǎng liǎojiě.I want to know everything about this person.
  • 游戏 有关的 活动,我 都 想 参加。 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 小丽 有关的 事情。Tā wèile zhuī Xiǎo lì, liǎojiě le hěn duō Xiǎo lì yǒuguān de shìqing.He has learned a lot of things about Xiao Li in order to chase her.
  • 恐龙 有关的 问题,你 都 可以 问 他,他 都 知道。 kǒnglóng yǒuguān de wèntí, nǐ dōu kěyǐ wèn tā, tā dōu zhīdào.You can ask him questions about dinosaurs, and he knows everything.
  • 疫苗 有关的 研究 已经 开始 了。 yìmiáo yǒuguān de yánjiū yǐjīng kāishǐ le.Research on the vaccine has already begun.
  • 总统 有关的 采访 因为 时间 问题 被 取消 了。 zǒngtǒng yǒuguān de cǎifǎng yīnwèi shíjiān wèntí bèi qǔxiāo le.The interview with the President was cancelled due to time constraints.
  • 有关的 食物 我 都 不能 吃,因为 我 对 虾 过敏。 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.

Sources and further reading

Books

HSK5