关机 (guānjī) · to turn off (a phone, computer etc.)

关机 (guānjī) means “to turn off (a phone, computer etc.)”. It is written with 2 characters: 关 (to close) + 机 (machine). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).

How 关机 is built

The characters

关 guān · to close

What 关 is made of

丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
天tiān — day
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 人rén — person

机 jī · machine

What 机 is made of

木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
几jǐ — how many
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second

Origin hint: A table 几 made of wood 木; 几 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

上课的时候要关机。Shàngkè de shíhou yào guānjī.Phones must be turned off during class.

你的手机关机了吗？Nǐ de shǒujī guānjī le ma?Is your phone turned off?

Questions about 关机

What does 关机 mean?

关机 (guānjī) means “to turn off (a phone, computer etc.)”.

How do you pronounce 关机?

关机 is pronounced guānjī.

Which HSK level is 关机?

关机 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).

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Learn 关机 with its group

It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 45: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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