关關 guān — to close, to shut
guān (first tone, high and level)guan1
Traditional: 關
to close, to shut
HSK 3· HSK 1–6 (classic)Level 1· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standardverb
Meanings
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.
verbto turn off, to switch off
verb
Character breakdown
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.
Similar words
Words containing 关
- 关系關係guānxi (first tone, high and level)relationship, ties (between people)
- 关于關於guānyú (first tone, high and level)about, concerning, on the subject of
- 有关有關yǒu (third tone, dipping) guān (first tone, high and level)to have sth to do with
- 关注關注guān (first tone, high and level) zhù (fourth tone, falling)to pay attention to
- 关键關鍵guānjiàn (first tone, high and level)key point, crux; crucial, critical
- 关心關心guānxīn (first tone, high and level)to care about, to be concerned for
- 相关相關xiāng (first tone, high and level) guān (first tone, high and level)to be interrelated
- 没关系沒關係méi (second tone, rising) guānxi (first tone, high and level)it doesn’t matter, never mind
- 关闭關閉guān (first tone, high and level) bì (fourth tone, falling)to close
- 无关無關wú (second tone, rising) guān (first tone, high and level)unrelated
- 机关機關jī (first tone, high and level) guān (first tone, high and level)mechanism
- 关联關聯guān (first tone, high and level) lián (second tone, rising)to be related; to be connected
- 关节關節guān (first tone, high and level) jié (second tone, rising)joint (physiology)
- 关上關上guān (first tone, high and level) shàng (fourth tone, falling)to close (a door)
- 开关開關kāi (first tone, high and level) guān (first tone, high and level)power switch
- 海关海關hǎi (third tone, dipping) guān (first tone, high and level)customs (i.e. border crossing inspection)
- 至关重要至關重要zhì (fourth tone, falling) guān (first tone, high and level) zhòng (fourth tone, falling) yào (fourth tone, falling)extremely important