Usage note
关表示关闭、合上或把门窗关起来。
guān biǎo shì guān bì 、 hé shàng huò bǎ mén chuāng guān qǐ lái。
关 means to close, shut, or turn something off.
Context note
关常出现在关门、关灯、关电视这些表达里。
guān cháng chū xiàn zài guān mén 、 guān dēng 、 guān diàn shì zhè xiē biǎo dá lǐ。
关 often appears in expressions like close the door, turn off the light, and turn off the TV.
5 examples
请关门。
qǐng guān mén。
Please close the door.
把灯关了。
bǎ dēng guān le。
Turn off the light.
电视关了吗？
diàn shì guān le ma？
Is the TV turned off?
门关着。
mén guān zhe。
The door is closed.
下雨了，快关窗。
xià yǔ le， kuài guān chuāng。
It is raining, quickly close the window.
5 mini stories
晚上睡觉前，我们会把灯关掉。
wǎn shàng shuì jiào qián， wǒ men huì bǎ dēng guān diào。
Before sleeping at night, we turn off the lights.
外面风很大，妈妈让我关窗户。
wài miàn fēng hěn dà， mā ma ràng wǒ guān chuāng hù。
The wind is strong outside, and Mom asked me to close the window.
请关门，谢谢。
qǐng guān mén， xiè xiè。
Please close the door, thank you.
老师说离开教室前要关好门窗。
lǎo shī shuō lí kāi jiào shì qián yào guān hǎo mén chuāng。
The teacher said to close the doors and windows before leaving the classroom.
我忘了关电视，回去以后又关了一次。
wǒ wàng le guān diàn shì， huí qù yǐ hòu yòu guān le yí cì。
I forgot to turn off the TV, so I turned it off once more after going back.
Mini dialogue
出门前
A
请把门关上。
Qǐng bǎ mén guān shàng.
Please close the door.
B
好的，我关好了。
Hǎo de, wǒ guān hǎo le.
Okay, I've closed it.
节约用电
A
离开房间时，记得关灯。
Líkāi fángjiān shí, jìde guān dēng.
Remember to turn off the light when you leave the room.
B
知道了，我会关的。
Zhīdào le, wǒ huì guān de.
Got it, I will turn it off.
Related words and contrasts
opposite
开
kāi
to open; to turn on
Opposite action of closing or turning off
similar
闭
bì
to shut; to close
More formal synonym for closing