关灯

關燈

guāndēng

verb #9,268

Meanings

HSK 2

睡觉前记得关灯。

Shuìjiào qián jìde guāndēng.

Remember to turn off the light before bed.

HSK 2

你能帮我关灯吗？

Nǐ néng bāng wǒ guāndēng ma?

Can you turn off the light for me?

HSK 2

他忘了关灯就出门了。

Tā wàng le guāndēng jiù chūmén le.

He forgot to turn off the light before leaving.

grammar

关灯 is a verb-object compound, so 了 or 把 constructions split them: 把灯关了, 关了灯. The opposite is 开灯 (kāidēng, turn on the light).

关 guān

灯 dēng