Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
关闭
guānbì
Description
“关闭”的意思是让东西停止工作，或者把开着的东西关上。
"关闭" means to make something stop working, or to close something that is open.
我们常用它来说关门、关机或者一家公司停止营业。
We often use it to say closing a door, shutting down a machine, or a company ceasing operations.
Meanings
关闭guānbì
to close or shut something
请关闭所有的窗户。
Please close all the windows.
关闭guānbì
to shut down; turn off a device
用完电脑要关闭它。
Turn off the computer when you're done using it.
关闭guānbì
to close down a business or shop
那家商店已经关闭了。
That store is already closed.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
关 (to close/shut) + 闭 (to close/shut), two similar characters combined for emphasis.
- Nuance
关闭 is more formal than 关; 关 is common in everyday speech.
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