“关系”是在中国社会广泛存在而又有独特的文化特殊性的社会现象。本文针对已有研究中存在争议的基本问题,进行梳理与整合,并尝试回答这些问题。通过对关系的内涵、关系的文化特殊性、关系的质量、关系的消极影响以及关系的效力等问题的回顾,期望对未来的研究者们提供借鉴,并启发更多的“关系”研究。 “Relationship ” is a social phenomenon that is widespread in Chinese society and has unique cultural particularities. In this paper, we will sort out and integrate the controversial issues in the existing research and try to answer these questions. Through the review of such issues as the connotation of the relationship, the cultural specificity of the relationship, the quality of the relationship, the negative influence of the relationship and the effectiveness of the relationship, it is hoped to provide reference for future researchers and inspire more research on the relationship .