相关【xiāngguān】

相关 means "related" or "relevant". In written Chinese it goes straight before a noun with no 的, and it stands for "the ones that matter here": the department concerned, the relevant rules.

The nouns it pairs with are the vocabulary of notices and reports: 部门, 信息, 规定, 人员, 资料, 问题, 专业.

与…相关 for "related to"

To say what A is related to, put B before 相关 with 与 or 和. 密切 "closely" or 直接 "directly" can go in front.

The same phrase with 的 modifies a noun.

Mistakes

相关 doesn't take an object the way English "relate to" does. B goes in front, after 与 or 和.

• × 这个问题相关环境 → 这个问题与环境相关

有关 is close and also comes before a noun, but it can be a preposition as well: 有关这件事 "about this matter". 相关 can't.

• × 相关这件事，我想说几句 → 有关这件事，我想说几句