相干

xiānggān

verb #21,298

Meanings

1 to be relevant to
2 to have to do with
3 coherent (physics)

Characters

mutually / each other

to concern / to involve / to do with

Examples

HSK 2

这件事跟你有什么相干？

Zhè jiàn shì gēn nǐ yǒu shénme xiānggān?

What does this matter have to do with you?

HSK 7-9

我们讨论的话题与他毫不相干。

Wǒmen tǎolùn de huàtí yǔ tā háobù xiānggān.

The topic we're discussing has nothing to do with him.

HSK 7-9

激光是相干光的典型例子。

Jīguāng shì xiānggān guāng de diǎnxíng lìzi.

Laser light is a classic example of coherent light.

Tips

usage

In everyday Chinese, 相干 most often appears in negative constructions: 不相干 (irrelevant / nothing to do with) or 毫不相干 (completely unrelated). The physics sense (coherent light) is a technical usage.

Stroke Order

相 xiāng

干 gān