关注

• 拼音: guān zhù
• 汉字拆解: 关 = simplified from 關, a gate with a bar — to close/concern; 注 = 氵(water) + 主 (main) — to pour/focus

含义

To pay attention to; to follow; to be concerned about. To give sustained attention to something.

Used for both serious attention (关注健康 — pay attention to health, 关注新闻 — follow the news) and social media following (关注账号 — follow an account). Slightly more formal than 注意 and implies ongoing, sustained interest rather than momentary awareness.

例句

1. 请大家关注自己的身体健康。
2. 越来越多的人开始关注环境问题。
3. 你可以关注我们的公众号。

用法指南

语境: social media, news, health

语气: attentive

正确说法

• 请关注我们的最新消息。(Please follow our latest news.)
• 我们应该多关注老人的生活。(We should pay more attention to the lives of the elderly.)

错误说法

• 关注红绿灯再过马路。(For immediate, momentary attention use 注意 instead. Say 注意红绿灯再过马路.)

起源与历史

Compound of 关 (to concern/relate to) and 注 (to focus/pour attention). Together they mean 'to pour one's concern into' — to pay close attention.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal