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关注 (guān zhù) — to pay close attention to, to follow closely (an issue, situation, person); to follow (someone on social media)

Definition

关注 means 'to pay close attention to' an issue or person over time — a sustained following, more engaged than 注重 ('to emphasize' as a principle). Commonly used for following accounts on social media.

verb
to pay close attention toto follow closely (an issue, situation, person)to follow (someone on social media)

Examples

  • 关注。
    Qǐng dà jiā guān zhù zhè ge wèn tí.
    Please pay close attention to this issue.
  • 关注。
    Wǒ zài wēi bó shàng guān zhù le hěn duō péng you.
    I follow many friends on Weibo.
  • 关注。
    Tā fēi cháng guān zhù hái zi de xué xí.
    He pays a lot of attention to his child's studies.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

关guānconcern
注zhùfocus

关 means concern and 注 means focus, so together they mean to pay close attention.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 關; 关 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
門門méndoor
Sound part声符shēngfú
𢇅
𢇅𢇅關guān
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

For 关, the traditional form 關 shows 門 as a door and 𢇅 as two wooden sticks locking it, with ring-like marks on top.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
主
主zhǔ注zhù
Same sound today

注 combines 水, meaning water, with 主, which gives the sound.

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