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关于 (guānyú) usually points to a range or scope, acting like the English word &quot;about.&quot; It can be used in a few ways, often marking a topic of a statement or modifying a noun.

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** [[#Structure|<span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Structure</span>]]
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As an adverb/adverbial clause, it can only be placed at the beginning of the sentence.

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关于 + Obj. ，⋯⋯


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* ''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>


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

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关于 ⋯⋯ 的 + Noun


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* 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>


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

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


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* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Comparing_%22guanyu%22_and_%22duiyu%22 Comparing &quot;guanyu&quot; and &quot;duiyu&quot;]
* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Comparing_%22duiyu%22_and_%22zhiyu%22 Comparing &quot;duiyu&quot; and &quot;zhiyu&quot;]

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