关联

關聯

guānlián

verb HSK 6 #3,932

Meanings

1 to be related; to be connected
2 connection; correlation

Characters

to relate; connection

to link; to connect

Examples

这两件事之间有密切的关联。

Zhè liǎng jiàn shì zhī jiān yǒu mìqiè de guānlián.

There is a close connection between these two matters.

研究发现吸烟和癌症有关联。

Yánjiū fāxiàn xīyān hé áizhèng yǒu guānlián.

Research has found a connection between smoking and cancer.

这个问题和经济发展密切关联。

Zhège wèntí hé jīngjì fāzhǎn mìqiè guānlián.

This issue is closely related to economic development.

Tips

usage

关联 emphasizes a structural or systematic connection. 有关 (yǒuguān) is more casual for 'related to'. 联系 (liánxì) can mean both 'connection' and 'to contact'.

usage

In tech: 关联数据 (linked data), 关联交易 (related-party transaction).

Stroke Order

关 guān

联 lián