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关机

guān jī · guan ji

Traditional 關機

HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. to turn off (a machine or device)
  2. to finish shooting a film
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Shut down

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)怎么(zěnme)关机(guānjī)了(le)？

    Why is your phone off?

  2. Dengdeng

    没电(méidiàn)了(le)。我(wǒ)打(dǎ)了(le)一晚上(yīwǎnshang)游戏(yóuxì)。

    It's out of battery. I played games all night.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)给(gěi)你(nǐ)充电器(chōngdiànqì)。

    Here, take my charger.

  4. Dengdeng

    谢谢(xièxie)！……咦(yí)，开不了机(kāibùlejī)。

    Thanks! ...Huh, it won't turn on.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)没有(méiyǒu)插(chā)电源(diànyuán)吧(ba)？

    Did you forget to plug it in?

  6. Dengdeng

    它(tā)关机(guānjī)了(le)，我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)关机(guānjī)。

    It shut down, and I want to shut down too.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

开(kāi)会(huì)前(qián)请(qǐng)把(bǎ)手(shǒu)机(jī)调(tiáo)成(chéng)静(jìng)音(yīn)或(huò)关(guān)机(jī)。

Before the meeting, please set your phone to silent or turn it off.

02

我(wǒ)的(de)手(shǒu)机(jī)没(méi)电(diàn)了(le)，自(zì)动(dòng)关(guān)机(jī)了(le)。

My phone ran out of battery and turned off automatically.

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关
guān

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

机
jī

(bound form) machine; mechanism; (bound form) aircraft

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