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关闭

guān bì · guan bi

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HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to close; to shut (a window etc)
  2. (of a shop, school etc) to shut down
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A closed shop

  1. Liangliang

    门口(ménkǒu)的(de)牌子(páizi)上(shàng)写着(xiězhe)：本店(běndiàn)暂时(zànshí)关闭(guānbì)。

    The sign at the entrance says this shop is temporarily closed.

  2. Dengdeng

    为什么(wèishénme)关闭(guānbì)？

    Why is it closed?

  3. Liangliang

    牌子(páizi)下面(xiàmiàn)写着(xiězhe)：老板(lǎobǎn)去(qù)旅行(lǚxíng)了(le)。

    Below it says the owner went traveling.

  4. Dengdeng

    他(tā)把(bǎ)店(diàn)关闭(guānbì)一个星期(yīgèxīngqī)，去(qù)旅行(lǚxíng)？

    He closed the shop for a week to travel?

  5. Liangliang

    对(duì)，他(tā)说(shuō)这(zhè)是(shì)十年(shínián)来(lái)第一次(dìyīcì)休息(xiūxi)。

    Yes. He says it's his first break in ten years.

  6. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)！我们(wǒmen)也(yě)关闭(guānbì)手机(shǒujī)，去(qù)旅行(lǚxíng)吧(ba)。

    Great! Let's turn off our phones and travel too.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

昨(zuó)天(tiān)我(wǒ)们(men)早(zǎo)三(sān)个(gè)小(xiǎo)时(shí)关(guān)闭(bì)餐(cān)馆(guǎn)。

We closed the restaurant three hours early yesterday.

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

02

睡(shuì)觉(jiào)前(qián)请(qǐng)关(guān)闭(bì)所(suǒ)有(yǒu)窗(chuāng)户(hu)，以(yǐ)免(miǎn)着(zháo)凉(liáng)。

Please close all the windows before going to bed, so you don't catch a cold.

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关
guān

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

闭
bì

to close; to stop up

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