关于 + Topic (about / regarding)
"About" — naming the topic
- To flag what something is about, open with pertaining to关于.
- pertaining to关于这件matter事，I / me我not不to know知道 = "about this matter, I don't know."
- pertaining to关于 + topic, then the comment.
pertaining to关于 + Topic，…
- pertaining to关于 introduces the subject; the rest comments on it.
about关于this这(measure word)件matter事，I我not不know知道。
- pertaining to关于这件matter事，I / me我not不to know知道 = "about this, I don't know."
Practice
About this matter, I don't know: ____ 这件事，我不知道。
关于 + Topic，… = about / regarding: 关于这件事,我不知道.
Practice
What does 关于 introduce?
关于 names the topic, then the sentence comments on it.
Practice
Build: “About this matter, I don't know.”
关于 + Topic，Subj + Comment: 关于这件事 + 我 + 不知道.
Often opens the sentence
- pertaining to关于… usually leads, setting the topic up front.
Explore
Correct or broken?
关于 + topic frames what the talk is about — up front, or inside a 的-phrase before a noun.
Practice
关于 usually opens the sentence.
Yes — 关于… leads, setting the topic up front.
Recap
Key idea
- pertaining to关于 + Topic，… — "about / regarding …"
- pertaining to关于这件matter事，I / me我not不to know知道
- Usually opens the sentence, naming the topic first
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Prepositions.