How to pronounce guan xi (关系) in Chinese
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关系
guān xi
Characters & meanings
surname Guan
to connect; to relate to
Common mistake
High + neutral (1-0): hold guān level through the -uan glide, then let xi fall off short — a full xì makes it sound like two separate words.
Tone change in this word
系 is neutral in 关系 (full xì elsewhere, e.g. 联系 liánxì).
Example sentence
这跟我没有关系。
Zhè gēn wǒ méiyǒu guānxi.
This has nothing to do with me.
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