Chinese word

关掉

Pronunciation

Pinyinguān diào

Meaning

  • verbturn off

Example

请把电视关掉。qǐng bǎ diàn shì guān diào

Please turn off the TV.

Illustration for 关掉 (turn off)

More examples

上课时请把手机关掉。shàng kè shí qǐng bá shǒu jī guān diào

Please turn off your phone during class.

Core concept

A controlled shift that makes a light, television, or other device leave its working state.

Common phrases

  • 把手机关掉bá shǒu jī guān diào

    turn off the phone

  • 把空调关掉bǎ kōng tiáo guān diào

    turn off the air conditioner

  • 把声音关掉bǎ shēng yīn guān diào

    turn off the sound

Similar words

关guān: To shut something closed or make a light, sound, or machine stop.
关上guān shàng: To shut a door or window and leave it closed.
关闭guān bì: To stop the power or operation of a machine, device, or function.
关机guān jī: To switch off a machine's power and make it fully inactive.

Definition in Chinese

口语常用动词，表示通过操作使灯、电视、设备等从开启或运转状态变为停止或关闭状态。kóu yǔ cháng yòng dòng cí biǎo shì tōng guò cāo zuò shǐ dēng diàn shì shè bèi děng cóng kāi qǐ huò yùn zhuǎn zhuàng tài biàn wéi tíng zhǐ huò guān bì zhuàng tài

Word origin

关掉 (guāndiào, "to shut off") combines 关 (guān, "close or shut") with 掉 (diào, "away"), marking the completed removal of an operating state.

Usage tips

  • In a request with a clear object, the 把 (bǎ, "disposal marker") construction can place the device before the verb phrase, a common pattern in spoken Chinese.

Other meanings

  • stopverb

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