Definition

1. Verb:
   • To be involved, to be implicated: "liên can" indicates being connected to or having a part in a matter, often with a negative or legal connotation, such as being involved in a crime or problematic situation.
   • To concern, to relate to: "liên can" can also mean to have a connection or relevance to a person or thing, often used to deny involvement or connection.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh ta bị bắt vì liên can đến vụ trộm. (He was arrested for being involved in the theft.)
  • Việc này không liên can gì đến tôi. (This matter does not concern me at all.)
  • Cảnh sát đang điều tra những người liên can. (The police are investigating the implicated individuals.)

Advanced Usage

• "bị liên can": to be implicated (often involuntarily).
  • Ông ấy bị liên can trong vụ án một cách oan uổng. (He was wrongfully implicated in the case.)
• "liên can lẫn nhau": to be mutually involved/implicated.
  • Hai vụ án này có vẻ liên can lẫn nhau. (These two cases seem to be mutually implicated.)

Variants and Related Words

• Liên quan (verb): to be related to, to concern. (Note: "liên quan" is more neutral and general, while "liên can" often implies a problematic or legal involvement.)
  • Vấn đề này liên quan đến sức khỏe cộng đồng. (This issue relates to public health.)
• Dính líu (verb, colloquial): to be mixed up in, to be involved (often with a negative sense).
  • Đừng có dính líu vào chuyện của họ. (Don't get mixed up in their business.)

Synonyms

• Dính dáng: to be involved, to have a connection (to).
• Can dự: to participate in, to be involved in.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Liên can đến/tới: to be involved in, to be connected to.
  • Hắn liên can đến nhiều vụ lừa đảo. (He is involved in many fraud cases.)

Related Idioms

• "Chẳng liên can gì": to have nothing to do with (something/someone); to be completely unrelated.
  • Chuyện của họ chẳng liên can gì đến tôi. (Their affair has nothing to do with me.)

verb

1. to concern
   • việc này không liên quan gì đến anh
     This does not concern you