关闭

關閉

guānbì

verb HSK 4 #2,087

Meanings

1 to close; to shut
2 to shut down; to close down

Characters

to close; to turn off

to close; to shut

Examples

请关闭手机。

Qǐng guānbì shǒujī.

Please turn off your phone.

这家商店已经关闭了。

Zhè jiā shāngdiàn yǐjīng guānbì le.

This shop has already closed down.

系统将在五分钟后关闭。

Xìtǒng jiāng zài wǔ fēnzhōng hòu guānbì.

The system will shut down in five minutes.

Tips

usage

关闭 is more formal than 关. Use 关 in daily speech (关门 close the door, 关灯 turn off the light) and 关闭 in formal/technical contexts (关闭系统 shut down the system).

Stroke Order

关 guān

闭 bì