HSK 6 · Work

把关 bǎguān “to check (quality)” in Chinese

Traditional 把關

What 把关 means

  1. to check (quality)
  2. to guard a pass
  3. to check on sth

How to say 把关

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale把bǎ3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale关guān1st tone, high and level

把关 in a sentence

  1. 产品出厂前，有专人负责质量把关。

    Chǎnpǐn chūchǎng qián, yǒu zhuānrén fùzé zhìliàng bǎguān.

    Before products leave the factory, someone is responsible for checking their quality.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 文章发表前，主编会把关。

    Wénzhāng fābiǎo qián, zhǔbiān huì bǎguān.

    The editor-in-chief checks articles before they’re published.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 把关 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 把 (bǎ) with each of its parts in a different colour
把bǎto hold; to grasp
  • 扌hand form of 手 · shǒuMeaning part
  • 巴to desire · bāSound part

扌 hints at the meaning (hand); 巴 (bā) hints at the sound. Compare it with bǎ.

The character 关 (guān) with each of its parts in a different colour
关guānmountain pass
  • 丷eight form of 八 · bā
  • 天sky · tiān

Memory aidSimplified from 關, a bar fastened across a gate 門: to close, to shut.

How to write 把关

把 7 strokes · 关 6 strokes

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把关 (bǎguān) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 把关 (bǎguān). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 把关

Words with 把

把bǎ · pretransitive particle把握bǎwò · to grasp (also fig.)把手bǎshou · handle

Words with 关

没关系méi guānxi · it’s okay关guān · to close关心guānxīn · concerned about/with关系guānxi · relation关于guānyú · about关注guānzhù · to pay close attention to有关yǒuguān · to be related to关机guānjī · to turn off (a device)关键guānjiàn · crucial point关闭guānbì · to close

More words: Work & Career

资格zīgé · qualifications资料zīliào · material总裁zǒngcái · president (of a company)罢工bàgōng · to go on strike报酬bàochou · pay保姆bǎomǔ · nanny报销bàoxiāo · to claim reimbursement备忘录bèiwànglù · memorandum

FAQs

把关 (bǎguān) means “to check (quality)” or “to guard a pass”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it bǎguān: bǎ with a 3rd tone, then guān with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 把关 is written 把關. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type baguan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 把关 from the suggestions. Typing baguan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
把关 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.