Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
开关
kāiguān
Description
开关是用来开和关电器的东西，比如灯的开关。
我们每天都会用到开关，它可以让电灯或者机器工作。
Meanings
开关kāiguān
switch (for controlling electricity)
请把灯的开关关上。
开关kāiguān
to switch on and off
这个门可以自动开关。
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Notes
- Etymology
开 (open/on) + 关 (close/off), combining two opposite actions into one noun.
- Nuance
usually a physical device; the verb sense means to open and close repeatedly.
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