关闭

關閉
guānbì
verb HSK 4 #2,087

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 1
Qǐng guānbì shǒujī.
Please turn off your phone.
HSK 2
Zhèjiā shāngdiàn yǐjīng guānbì le.
This shop has already closed down.
HSK 5
Xìtǒng jiāng zài wǔfēn zhōng hòu guānbì.
The system will shut down in five minutes.

Tips

usage
关闭 is more formal than . Use 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

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