攸关

攸關
yōuguān
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to be of vital concern
  2. 2 to bear vitally on

Examples

HSK 4
Shípǐn ānquán yōuguān měi ge rén de jiànkāng.
Food safety is vital to everyone's health.
HSK 7-9
Zhè chǎng tánpàn yōuguān gōngsī de shēngsǐ-cúnwáng.
This negotiation will decide whether the company lives or dies.

Tips

usage
A written word, mostly in four-character phrases: 生死攸关 and 性命攸关 (a matter of life and death), 利害攸关 (with vital interests at stake). 攸 is a classical word close to 所 'that which', so 攸关 is 'what it bears on'.

Stroke Order

攸 yōu
关 guān