Chinese word

关机

Pronunciation

Pinyinguān jī

Meaning

  • verbturn off

Example

请把手机关机。qǐng bá shǒu jī guān jī

Please turn off your phone.

Illustration for 关机 (turn off)

More examples

电脑没反应时可以长按电源键强制关机。diàn nǎo méi fǎn yìng shí ké yǐ cháng àn diàn yuán jiàn qiáng zhì guān jī

If the computer does not respond, you can press and hold the power button to force it to shut down.

Core concept

Cutting off power leaves an electronic device completely inactive.

Common phrases

  • 把电脑关机bǎ diàn nǎo guān jī

    shut down the computer

  • 把手机关机bá shǒu jī guān jī

    shut down the phone

Similar words

关guān: Stops a device or function by using a switch or control.
关掉guān diào: Turns off a machine or its electricity, stopping it from working.
关闭guān bì: Stops a device or function by using a switch or software setting.
静音jìng yīn: Turns off sound so calls and other audio stay silent.

Definition in Chinese

切断电子设备的电源，使其无法继续运行。qiē duàn diàn zi shè bèi de diàn yuán shǐ qí wú fǎ jì xù yùn xíng

Word origin

The compound joins 关 (guān, "close") with 机 (jī, "machine"), describing a machine made inactive by closing off its power.

Usage tips

  • The verb takes the device as its object, so the same sentence pattern works for phones, tablets, computers, and other equipment.

Other meanings

  • shut downverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 强制关机qiáng zhì guān jīforced shutdownnoun
  • 关机状态guān jī zhuàng tàipowered-off statenoun

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