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It can be used in a few ways, often marking a topic of a statement or modifying a noun. <div id="toc" class="toc"> <div id="toctitle"> == Contents == <span class="toctoggle"> [[[#|hide]]] </span> </div> * [[#Used_for_Topic-Marking|<span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Used for Topic-Marking</span>]] ** [[#Structure|<span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Structure</span>]] ** [[#Examples|<span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Examples</span>]] * [[#Used_as_Part_of_a_Modifier|<span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Used as Part of a Modifier</span>]] ** [[#Structure_2|<span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Structure</span>]] ** [[#Examples_2|<span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">Examples</span>]] * [[#Unspoken_.E5.85.B3.E4.BA.8E|<span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Unspoken 关于</span>]] * [[#See_also|<span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span>]] * [[#Sources_and_further_reading|<span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Sources and further reading</span>]] ** [[#Books|<span class="tocnumber">5.1</span> <span class="toctext">Books</span>]] </div> == <span id="Used_for_Topic-Marking" class="mw-headline">Used for Topic-Marking</span> == === <span id="Structure" class="mw-headline">Structure</span> === As an adverb/adverbial clause, it can only be placed at the beginning of the sentence. <div class="jiegou"> 关于 + Obj. ，⋯⋯ </div> === <span id="Examples" class="mw-headline">Examples</span> === <div class="liju"> * ''关于'' 中国 历史，我 知道 的 不多。<span class="pinyin">''Guānyú'' Zhōngguó lìshǐ, wǒ zhīdào de bù duō.</span><span class="trans">As for Chinese history, I don't know a lot.</span> * ''关于'' 这 次 考试，我 还 有 几 个 问题 要 问。<span class="pinyin">''Guānyú'' zhè cì kǎoshì, wǒ hái yǒu jǐ gè wèntí yào wèn.</span><span class="trans">As for this exam, I still have a lot of questions that I need to ask.</span> * ''关于'' 这个 问题，你们 还是 问 他 吧。<span class="pinyin">''Guānyú'' zhège wèntí, nǐmen háishì wèn tā bā.</span><span class="trans">As for this problem, you'd better ask him.</span> * ''关于'' 你 的 建议，老板 还在 考虑 。<span class="pinyin">''Guānyú'' nǐ de jiànyì, lǎobǎn hái zài kǎolǜ.</span><span class="trans">As for your suggestion, the boss is still thinking it over.</span> * ''关于'' 调查 结果，我们 也 不 太 清楚 。<span class="pinyin">''Guānyú'' diàochá jiéguǒ, wǒmen yě bù tài qīngchu.</span><span class="trans">As for the result of that research, we don't know much either.</span> </div> == <span id="Used_as_Part_of_a_Modifier" class="mw-headline">Used as Part of a Modifier</span> == As an attributive modifier, 关于 (guānyú) is placed before the noun phrase, and you should always add a 的. === <span id="Structure_2" class="mw-headline">Structure</span> === <div class="jiegou"> 关于 ⋯⋯ 的 + Noun </div> === <span id="Examples_2" class="mw-headline">Examples</span> === <div class="liju"> * 这 是 一 份 ''关于'' 中国 奢侈品 市场 的 报告 。<span class="pinyin">Zhè shì yī fèn ''guānyú'' Zhōngguó shēchǐ pǐn shìchǎng de bàogào.</span><span class="trans">This is a report about the Chinese luxury market.</span> * 汉语 有 很 多 ''关于'' 饮食 的 成语 。<span class="pinyin">Hànyǔ yǒu hěn duō ''guānyú'' yǐnshí de chéngyǔ.</span> <span class="trans">There are lots of idioms about diet in Chinese.</span> * 我 昨天 看 了 一 部 ''关于'' 动物 保护 的 纪录片 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ zuótiān kàn le yī bù ''guānyú'' dòngwù bǎohù de jìlùpiàn.</span><span class="trans">I saw a documentary about animal protection yesterday.</span> * 网上 有 很 多 ''关于'' 这 件 事情 的 评论 。<span class="pinyin">Wǎngshang you hěn duō ''guānyú'' zhè jiàn shìqing de pínglùn.</span><span class="trans">There are lots of comments about this matter online.</span> * 他 写 过 很 多 ''关于'' 男女 平等 的 文章 。<span class="pinyin">Tā xiě guo hěn duō ''guānyú'' nánnǚ píngděng de wénzhāng.</span><span class="trans">He wrote many articles about gender equality.</span> </div> == <span id="Unspoken_.E5.85.B3.E4.BA.8E" class="mw-headline">Unspoken 关于</span> == The word "about" often follows verbs in English, such as "talk about" or "ask about." 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