HSK 3Prepositions

关于(guānyú)

About / Regarding / Concerning

Structure Pattern

关于+Topic+Clause

Explanation

关于 (guānyú) means "about" or "regarding" and is used to introduce a topic at the beginning of a sentence. It's more formal than casual speech and works like "as for" or "concerning" in English.

Example Sentences

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关于这个问题，我们再讨论。

Guānyú zhège wèntí, wǒmen zài tǎolùn.

Regarding this issue, let's discuss further.

关于中国文化，我了解不多。

Guānyú Zhōngguó wénhuà, wǒ liǎojiě bù duō.

I don't know much about Chinese culture.

这是一本关于历史的书。

Zhè shì yì běn guānyú lìshǐ de shū.

This is a book about history.

Common Mistakes

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Common Mistake

我们正在讨论关于明天的会议。

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Correct Usage

我们正在讨论明天的会议。

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Many foreigners mistakenly use '关于' directly after verbs like '讨论' (to discuss) or '谈论' (to talk about) to mean 'discuss about' or 'talk about'. However, these verbs already imply 'about', making '关于' redundant and unnatural in this position. '关于' is primarily used to introduce a topic at the beginning of a sentence, functioning like 'regarding' or 'concerning'.

prepositiontopicformal

Related Grammar Points

对...来说HSK 2

For Someone / From Someone's Perspective

duì...lái shuō

对...来说 (duì...lái shuō) means "for someone" or "from someone's perspective." It introduces whose viewpoint you're talking about before making a statement. Very useful for expressing opinions or relative judgments.

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