Chinese word

关门

Pronunciation

Pinyinguān mén

Meaning

  • verbclose the door

Example

出门时记得关门。chū mén shí jì de guān mén

Remember to close the door when you go out.

Illustration for 关门 (close the door)

More examples

小店到了九点就关门了。xiǎo diàn dào le jiú diǎn jiù guān mén le

The small shop closes at nine.

Core concept

An opening is made unavailable by closing its door, whether the opening belongs to a home, a building, or a business.

Common phrases

  • 店里关门diàn lǐ guān mén

    the store closes

  • 已经关门yǐ jīng guān mén

    already closed

Similar words

关上guān shàng: Close a door or window completely.
锁门suǒ mén: Lock a door or gate so it cannot be opened.
关闭guān bì: Shut off a device, machine, app, or function.
关店guān diàn: Close a shop and end its business for the day.

Definition in Chinese

关闭门扇，使人或物不能经由出入口通行；在商业语境中常用以表示商家结束营业或暂停营业。guān bì mén shàn shǐ rén huò wù bù néng jīng yóu chū rù kǒu tōng xíng zài shāng yè yǔ jìng zhōng cháng yòng yǐ biǎo shì shāng jiā jié shù yíng yè huò zàn tíng yíng yè

Word origin

关 (guān, "shut") placed before 门 (mén, "door") creates a transparent phrase that moves from physically shutting an entrance to ending a business day or service.

Usage tips

  • English speakers often hear "close the door" as only a physical action, but Chinese uses this everyday verb more broadly when a business is no longer serving customers.

Other meanings

  • close upverb
  • close downverb

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