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guanxi.

Connections; relationships; one's social or business network.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkwanʃi//ˈɡwanʃi/
  1. Connections; relationships; one's social or business network.

    China · uncountable
    To open a new business in China you need guanxi.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 關係 /关系 (guānxì, “relation, connection”).

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