关guānto close; to shut; to turn off
关 (guān) means "to close; to shut; to turn off." It appears in 请把门关上。 (Please close the door.) and 睡觉前关灯。 (Turn off the light before going to sleep.) In the dialogue, A asks 你走的时候关电脑了吗? (Did you turn off the computer when you left?) B replies 关了。 (I did.) Later B says 灯也关了。 (The lights are off too.)
What does 关 mean?
- 1.
to close; to shut; to turn offverb
What does the character 关 mean?
- 关to close; to shut; to turn off
How do you use 关?
See it in 把门关上 and 关灯
What are some examples of 关 in a sentence?
How is 关 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你走的时候关电脑了吗?
Nǐ zǒu de shíhou guān diànnǎo le ma?
Did you turn off the computer when you left?
- Speaker B:
关了。
Guān le.
I did.
- Speaker A:
灯呢?
Dēng ne?
What about the lights?
- Speaker B:
灯也关了。
Dēng yě guān le.
The lights are off too.
Can you use 关 correctly?
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- 关心guān xīnto be concerned about; to care aboutHSK 3
- 有关yǒu guānto have sth to do with; to relate to; related toHSK 3
- 关于guān yúconcerningHSK 3
- 关系guān xìrelation; relationshipHSK 3
- 关键guān jiàncrucial point; cruxHSK 4
- 没关系méi guān xiit doesn't matterHSK 1
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.