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guān · guan/Guān · guan

Traditional 關

HSK 1Old HSK 3

Meaning

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guān 關

  1. mountain pass
  2. to close; to shut; to turn off
  3. to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc)
  4. to concern; to involve

Guān 關

  1. surname Guan
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Did you turn it off?

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)出门(chūmén)的(de)时候(shíhou)关(guān)灯(dēng)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Did you turn off the light when you left?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)关(guān)了(le)灯(dēng)，也(yě)关(guān)了(le)门(mén)。

    I turned off the light, and I closed the door.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)空调(kōngtiáo)呢(ne)？你(nǐ)关(guān)空调(kōngtiáo)了(le)吗(ma)？

    And the air conditioner? Did you turn it off?

  4. Dengdeng

    哎呀(āiyā)，我(wǒ)没(méi)关(guān)空调(kōngtiáo)！

    Oh no, I didn't turn off the air conditioner!

  5. Liangliang

    别(bié)急(jí)，我(wǒ)刚才(gāngcái)帮(bāng)你(nǐ)关(guān)了(le)。

    Don't worry. I turned it off for you just now.

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01

出(chū)去(qù)之(zhī)前(qián)确(què)认(rèn)一(yí)下(xià)所(suǒ)有(yǒu)的(de)灯(dēng)都(dōu)关(guān)了(le)。

Make sure to turn off all the lights before going out.

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02

这(zhè)件(jiàn)事(shì)跟(gēn)你(nǐ)没(méi)有(yǒu)关(guān)系(xi)，别(bié)担(dān)心(xīn)。

This matter has nothing to do with you, so don't worry.

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