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- noun
Connections ;relationships ; one's social or businessnetwork .
Etymologies
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Examples
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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.
Chengdu Birthdays and Ping Pong Battles Phil Razem 2008
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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.
Archive 2008-07-01 Phil Razem 2008
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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.
NYT > Home Page By ANDREW JACOBS 2010
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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.
NYT > Home Page By ANDREW JACOBS 2010
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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.
NYT > Home Page By ANDREW JACOBS 2010
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He says Americans need to understand the importance of building so-called guanxi (pronounced GWAN-she).
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He says Americans need to understand the importance of building so-called guanxi (pronounced GWAN-she).
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"guanxi" - gaining favor through networking and relationship-building.
chicagotribune.com - 2010
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"guanxi" - gaining favor through networking and relationship-building.
chicagotribune.com - 2010
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There is an emphasis throughout the book on the Chinese notion of "guanxi," the idea of family and friends being interconnected and committed to supporting each other.
johnmperry commented on the word guanxi
(pronounced /gwænʃi:/) Chinese 关系 = connections, relationships
July 22, 2008
pspealman commented on the word guanxi
According to Christopher J. Moore - this word also has connotations similar to the Mafia's use of 'favors'. One can accumulate guanxi and spend guanxi like social currency.
December 7, 2008