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关guānto close; to shut; to turn off

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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. 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?

  1. 请把门关上。

    Qǐng bǎ mén guān shàng.

    Please close the door.

  2. 睡觉前关灯。

    Shuìjiào qián guān dēng.

    Turn off the light before going to sleep.

How is 关 used in a conversation?

  1. 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?

  2. Speaker B:

    关了。

    Guān le.

    I did.

  3. Speaker A:

    灯呢?

    Dēng ne?

    What about the lights?

  4. Speaker B:

    灯也关了。

    Dēng yě guān le.

    The lights are off too.

Can you use 关 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank (close): 请把门___上。 (Please close the door.)
  2. 2.What does 关灯 mean?
  3. 3.What does 你走的时候关电脑了吗? mean?

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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.