guanxi
noun/ɡwænˈʃiː/
/ɡwænˈʃiː/
South-East Asian English [kwǣnɕi]
[uncountable] (South-East Asian English)- (in China) the system of social networks and the relationships between people that are helpful and useful in business
- The main reason for his company’s success is that he has good guanxi with the authorities.
- to foster guanxi
Word OriginMandarin, literally ‘connection’.Definitions on the go
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