Usage note
无关的意思是两件事没有关系，不相关。
Wúguān de yìsi shì liǎng jiàn shì méiyǒu guānxì, bù xiāngguān.
Irrelevant means two things have no connection, not related.
Context note
上课时，我们要说和课堂有关的话，不要说无关的话。
Shàngkè shí, wǒmen yào shuō hé kètáng yǒuguān de huà, bùyào shuō wúguān de huà.
In class, we should say things related to the lesson, not say irrelevant things.
5 examples
这个问题和今天的课无关。
zhè ge wèn tí hé jīn tiān de kè wú guān。
This question is irrelevant to today's lesson.
他的故事和我们的讨论无关。
tā de gù shì hé wǒ men de tǎo lùn wú guān。
His story is irrelevant to our discussion.
请不要说和作业无关的话。
qǐng bú yào shuō hé zuò yè wú guān de huà。
Please don't say things irrelevant to the homework.
这些图片和文章内容无关。
zhè xiē tú piàn hé wén zhāng nèi róng wú guān。
These pictures are irrelevant to the article content.
他的回答和问题无关。
tā de huí dá hé wèn tí wú guān。
His answer is irrelevant to the question.
5 mini stories
上课时，小明说了一个和课堂无关的笑话。老师提醒他要专心。
shàng kè shí， xiǎo míng shuō le yí gè hé kè táng wú guān de xiào huà。 lǎo shī tí xǐng tā yào zhuān xīn。
In class, Xiao Ming told a joke irrelevant to the lesson. The teacher reminded him to focus.
小红在写作文，她删掉了和主题无关的句子。作文变得更好了。
xiǎo hóng zài xiě zuò wén， tā shān diào le hé zhǔ tí wú guān de jù zi。 zuò wén biàn de gèng hǎo le。
Xiao Hong is writing an essay; she deleted sentences irrelevant to the topic. The essay became better.
小刚在图书馆看书，他只看和科学有关的书，不看无关的书。
xiǎo gāng zài tú shū guǎn kàn shū， tā zhī kàn hé kē xué yǒu guān de shū， bú kàn wú guān de shū。
Xiao Gang is reading in the library; he only reads books related to science, not irrelevant books.
小丽在画画，她只画和春天有关的景物，不画无关的东西。
xiǎo lì zài huà huà， tā zhī huà hé chūn tiān yǒu guān de jǐng wù， bú huà wú guān de dōng xī。
Xiao Li is drawing; she only draws scenes related to spring, not irrelevant things.
小华在整理书包，他把和上学无关的东西拿出来。书包变轻了。
xiǎo huá zài zhěng lǐ shū bāo， tā bǎ hé shàng xué wú guān de dōng xī ná chū lái。 shū bāo biàn qīng le。
Xiao Hua is organizing his backpack; he takes out things irrelevant to school. The backpack becomes lighter.
Mini dialogue
无关的事
A
这件事和我无关。
Zhè jiàn shì hé wǒ wúguān.
This matter has nothing to do with me.
B
对，我们只做自己的作业。
Duì, wǒmen zhǐ zuò zìjǐ de zuòyè.
Right, we only do our own homework.
无关的话题
A
别聊无关的话题，快写作业吧。
Bié liáo wúguān de huàtí, kuài xiě zuòyè ba.
Don't talk about irrelevant topics, hurry up and do homework.
B
好的，我们专心学习。
Hǎo de, wǒmen zhuānxīn xuéxí.
Okay, let's focus on studying.
Related words and contrasts
opposite
有关
yǒuguān
relevant, related
Direct opposite meaning.
contrast
重要
zhòngyào
important
Something important is not irrelevant; it matters a lot.