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liên quan

Level ≈A2 (approx.) noun Top 1,000 most common
Hanoi [liən˧˧ kwaːn˧˧]Huế [liəŋ˧˧ kwaːŋ˧˧]Saigon [liəŋ˧˧ waːŋ˧˧] browser voice
Syllables · tones
liênlevelngangquanlevelngang

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liên quan means a relevant connection; association; relation or affinity.

Meanings of liên quan in English

Noun

  1. a relevant connection, association, relation or affinity
    • có liên quan tới/đến/vớito be associated with
    • Liên quan gì tới mày ?What the hell does that have to do with you?

Example sentences with liên quan

  • Tôi không liên quan gì đến Tom. I have nothing to do with Tom.
  • Nó liên quan đến cái gì? What does it involve?
  • Bạn có liên quan gì đến họ không? Are you related to them?
  • Tôi không có liên quan. I wasn't involved.
  • Tôi và Tom không liên quan gì đến nhau. I have nothing to do with Tom.
  • Chuyện này thực sự không liên quan đến bạn. This really doesn't concern you.
  • Tôi không liên quan tới loại người như Tom. I don't associate with people like Tom.
  • Tôi không liên quan. I wasn't involved.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Pseudo-Sino-Vietnamese, anagram of Chinese 關聯 /关联, 關連 /关连 (quan liên), perhaps erroneously anagramized by analogy with liên hệ, liên tục, liên đới, etc. Compare Japanese 関連, 関聯 (kanren) and Korean 관련 (gwallyeon).

Frequently asked questions

What does liên quan mean in English?

liên quan (noun) means "a relevant connection; association; relation or affinity".

How do you pronounce liên quan?

IPA: Hanoi [liən˧˧ kwaːn˧˧]; Saigon [liəŋ˧˧ waːŋ˧˧]. Tones: liên — level tone (ngang), quan — level tone (ngang).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.