Definition of "guanxi" [guanxi]

• Connections; relationships; one's social or business network. (noun)

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• "That answer would take volumes to answer properly, but in short, its what the Chinese call guanxi, or "relationships" and thus what goes around...comes around."
• "And as the children of peasants or factory workers, they lack the essential social lubricant known as guanxi, or personal connections, that greases the way for the offspring of China's nouveau riche and the politically connected."
• "He says Americans need to understand the importance of building so-called guanxi (pronounced GWAN-she)."