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关關 guān — to close, to shut

guān (first tone, high and level)guan1

Traditional: 關

to close, to shut

HSK 3· HSK 1–4 (classic)Level 3· Three-band, nine-level standardverb
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Meanings

  1. to close, to shut

    Shutting what was open — a door, a window, a shop. In a 把 sentence it needs a result after it: 把门关上, never 把门关.

    verb

  2. to turn off, to switch off

    verb

Character breakdown

  • 关關
    guān (first tone, high and level)

    to close, to shut; to turn off; to concern, to involve; a pass, a barrier, a customs post

    6 strokes⿱丷天Radical 八

Example sentences

  • 请关一下门。請關一下門。Qǐng (third tone, dipping) guān (first tone, high and level) yíxià (second tone, rising) mén. (second tone, rising)···

    Please shut the door.

  • 睡觉以前要关灯。睡覺以前要關燈。Shuìjiào (fourth tone, falling) yǐqián (third tone, dipping) yào (fourth tone, falling) guān (first tone, high and level) dēng. (first tone, high and level)···

    Turn the light off before you go to sleep.

Common mistakes

  • Not quite请把门关。

    Correct请把门关上。

    把 sentences report what became of the object, so the verb cannot end the sentence bare. 上 supplies the outcome: the door ends up shut.

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