Beziehung 
quan hệ 
relation like: Beziehung → →
die Beziehung ☊ 
mối quan hệ ☊ 
☊ Beziehung ☊ 关系 ☊ guān xì Britain threatened to break off diplomatic relations. ☊ break sth off ☊
We've built up good relationships with our clients. ☊ build sth up ☊
a report examining claims of corrupt links between politicians ☊ claim ☊
The college has close links with many other institutions. ☊ close ☊
good community relations with the police ☊ community ☊
The book is primarily concerned with Soviet-American relations during the Cold War. ☊ concern ☊
He confronted her with a choice between her career or their relationship. ☊ confront ☊
How did you make the connection (= realize that there was a connection between two facts that did not seem to be related)? ☊ connection ☊
Relations between them have definitely cooled (= they are not as friendly with each other as they were). ☊ cool ☊
The firm has excellent customer relations. ☊ customer ☊
Their relationship has developed over a number of years. ☊ develop ☊
Customer relations is an important element of the job. ☊ element ☊
employee rights/relations ☊ employee ☊
The article was essentially concerned with her relationship with her parents (= it dealt with other things, but this was the most important). ☊ essentially ☊
The school has established a successful relationship with the local community. ☊ establish ☊
Formal diplomatic relations between the two countries were re-established in December. ☊ formal ☊
She was on friendly terms with most of the hospital staff. ☊ friendly ☊
to maintain friendly relations with all countries ☊ friendly ☊
I can't see any future in this relationship. ☊ future ☊
This is a crucial year for your relationships in general and your love life in particular. ☊ in general ☊
a strange relationship built on love and hate ☊ hate ☊
improvement in/on/to sth: an improvement in Anglo-German relations ☊ improvement ☊
It was up to the US to take the initiative in repairing relations. ☊ initiative ☊
international relations ☊ international ☊
good labour relations (= the relationship between workers and employers) ☊ labour ☊
link (with sth): to establish trade links with Asia ☊ link ☊
The department is interested in developing closer links with industry. ☊ link ☊
Trust is the magic ingredient in our relationship. ☊ magic ☊
The two countries have always maintained close relations. ☊ maintain ☊
the relationships between men and women ☊ man ☊
the relationship between mother and baby ☊ mother ☊
My parents are old-fashioned about relationships and marriage. ☊ old-fashioned ☊
It's not easy having a relationship when you live at opposite ends of the country. ☊ opposite ☊
Having good personal relationships is the most important thing for me. ☊ personal ☊
They are having a physical relationship. ☊ physical ☊
Jake has been pursuing her (= trying to have a relationship with her) for months. ☊ pursue ☊
relate sth: I found it difficult to relate the two ideas in my mind. ☊ relate ☊
diplomatic/international/foreign relations ☊ relation ☊
US-Chinese relations ☊ relation ☊
teacher-pupil relations ☊ relation ☊
relation (with sb/sth): Relations with neighbouring countries are under strain at present. ☊ relation ☊
relation (between A and B): We seek to improve relations between our two countries. ☊ relation ☊
to have sexual relations (= to have sex) ☊ relation ☊
relation to sth: the relation of the farmer to the land ☊ relation ☊
a relation by marriage ☊ relation ☊
Is he any relation to you? ☊ relation ☊
relationship (between A and B): The relationship between the police and the local community has improved. ☊ relationship ☊
relationship (with sb): She has a very close relationship with her sister. ☊ relationship ☊
a master-servant relationship ☊ relationship ☊
Their affair did not develop into a lasting relationship. ☊ relationship ☊
She's had a series of miserable relationships. ☊ relationship ☊
Are you in a relationship? ☊ relationship ☊
Money problems have put a strain on their relationship. ☊ relationship ☊
relationship (between A and B): the relationship between mental and physical health ☊ relationship ☊
relationship (to sth): This comment bore no relationship to the subject of our conversation. ☊ relationship ☊
an inverse relationship ☊ relationship ☊
a father-son relationship ☊ relationship ☊
relationship between A and B: I'm not sure of the exact relationship between them—I think they're cousins. ☊ relationship ☊
It was too late to repair the damage done to their relationship. ☊ repair ☊
I'm not interested in a romantic relationship. ☊ romantic ☊
Our relationship was now on a more secure footing. ☊ secure ☊
Are you seeing anyone (= having a romantic relationship with anyone)? ☊ see ☊
They were not having a sexual relationship at the time. ☊ sexual ☊
a stable relationship ☊ stable ☊
+ adv./prep.: I don't know why they stay together (= remain married or in a relationship). ☊ stay ☊
a steady boyfriend/girlfriend (= with whom you have a serious relationship or one that has lasted a long time) ☊ steady ☊
to have a steady relationship ☊ steady ☊
There are strains in the relationship between the two countries. ☊ strain ☊
economic ties ☊ tie ☊
The firm has close ties with an American corporation. ☊ tie ☊
We were caught in a tangled web of relationships. ☊ web ☊
The relationship started to go wrong when they moved abroad. ☊ go wrong ☊