关张

關張

guānzhāng

verb #31,082

Meanings

1 (of a shop) to close down; go out of business
2 to shutter operations

Characters

to open; spread (here paired antonymically with 关)

Examples

那家老饭店上个月关张了。

Nà jiā lǎo fàndiàn shàng gè yuè guānzhāngle.

That old restaurant closed down last month.

生意不好，只能关张。

Shēngyì bù hǎo, zhǐ néng guānzhāng.

Business is bad — we can only close up shop.

Tips

usage

Specifically about a shop or business shutting permanently — opposite of 开张 (kāizhāng, "open for business / start trading"). Note: don't confuse with the proper noun 关张 referring to Three Kingdoms generals 关羽 and 张飞 — context makes the difference clear.

Stroke Order

关 guān

张 zhāng