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关上

guān shàng · guan shang

Traditional 關上

HSK 1

Meaning

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  1. to close (a door)
  2. to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc)
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Why is it still cold?

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，请(qǐng)把(bǎ)窗户(chuānghu)关上(guānshàng)，有点(yǒudiǎn)冷(lěng)。

    Dengdeng, please close the window. It is a bit cold.

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)去(qù)关上(guānshàng)。

    OK, I will go and close it.

  3. Liangliang

    门(mén)也(yě)关上(guānshàng)吧(ba)，风(fēng)太(tài)大(dà)了(le)。

    Close the door too. The wind is too strong.

  4. Dengdeng

    门(mén)已经(yǐjīng)关上(guānshàng)了(le)。

    The door is already closed.

  5. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)还是(háishi)很(hěn)冷(lěng)。

    But it is still very cold.

  6. Dengdeng

    啊(a)，电风扇(diànfēngshàn)还(hái)开(kāi)着(zhe)，我(wǒ)去(qù)关(guān)了(le)。

    Ah, the fan is still on. I will go and turn it off.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

玛(mǎ)丽(lì)悄(qiāo)悄(qiāo)地(de)关(guān)上(shàng)了(le)门(mén)。

Mary closed the door quietly.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

请(qǐng)你(nǐ)把(bǎ)门(mén)关(guān)上(shàng)好(hǎo)吗(ma)?

Would you mind shutting the door?

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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关
guān

mountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off

上
shàng

(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts)

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