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关掉

guān diào · guan diao

Traditional 關掉

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to switch off; to shut off
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  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，出门(chūmén)前(qián)你(nǐ)关掉(guāndiào)电脑(diànnǎo)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Liangliang, did you turn off the computer before leaving home?

  2. Liangliang

    关掉(guāndiào)了(le)。怎么(zěnme)了(le)？

    I did. What's wrong?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)刚才(gāngcái)路过(lùguò)你(nǐ)的(de)房间(fángjiān)，屏幕(píngmù)还(hái)亮着(liàngzhe)。

    I just passed your room and the screen was still on.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)不是(bùshì)我(wǒ)的(de)电脑(diànnǎo)，是(shì)你(nǐ)昨晚(zuówǎn)放(fàng)在(zài)我(wǒ)房间(fángjiān)的(de)。

    That's not my computer. You left it in my room last night.

  5. Dengdeng

    啊(a)！那(nà)我(wǒ)忘了(wàngle)关掉(guāndiào)。

    Oh! Then I forgot to turn it off.

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2 examples
01

请(qǐng)把(bǎ)电(diàn)视(shì)机(jī)关(guān)掉(diào)好(hǎo)吗(ma)？

Would you please turn the TV off?

Tatoeba: Chinese by jacintoo · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

喂(wèi)，你(nǐ)能(néng)把(bǎ)灯(dēng)关(guān)掉(diào)吗(ma)？

Hey, can you turn the lights off?

Tatoeba: Chinese by jacintoo · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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