English Explanatory Dictionary

guanxi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Connections; relationships; one's social or business network.
name
  1. An urban township in Hsinchu County, Taiwan.

Pronunciation

/ˈkwanʃi/ /ˈɡwanʃi/ gwänʹshēʹ

Word forms

guanxi Kuanhsi Guansi

Etymology

Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 關係 /关系 (guānxì, “relation, connection”).

Synonyms

blat

Related words

network relationship
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