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关于

guān yú

Old HSK 3 HSK 3.0 level 3 2-character word Traditional 關於

关于 (guān yú) means "pertaining to". It is an HSK 3.0 level 3 word, and was HSK 3 in the old six-level list.

What 关于 means

1. pertaining to
2. concerning
3. with regard to
4. about
5. a matter of

How 关于 is used in grammar

关于 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.

• 对于/关于/针对: regarding/about (HSK 4)

The official HSK 3.0 grammar outline lists it at level 3, prepositions (引出对象).

The characters in 关于

• 关guānmountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off; to confine; to lock (sb) up…
• 于yúto go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle

Example sentences

• 这有关于你。
  It concerns you.
• 它是关于什么?
  What is it about?
• 关于此事毫无疑问。
  There is no doubt about it.
• 这是本关于星星的书。
  Zhè shì běn guānyú xīngxing de shū.
  This is a book about stars.
• 关于那个你有什幺看法？
  What do you think about it?
• 这是一本关于星星的书。
  This is a book about stars.

Where 关于 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Function Words & Prepositions (HSK 3), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 3 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read guān yú correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.