关闭
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
关闭 (guānbì) · to close
关闭 (guānbì) means “to close; to shut down; to turn off”. It is written with 2 characters: 关 (to close) + 闭 (to shut). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 关闭 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
闭 bì · to shut
What 闭 is made of
- 门mén — gate
- 丶 — dot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 才cái — ability
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 亅 — hook
- 扌shǒu — hand
Origin hint: A door 门 blocked by bars 才 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
请关闭手机。Qǐng guānbì shǒujī.Please turn off your phone.
商店晚上几点关闭？Shāngdiàn wǎnshang jǐ diǎn guānbì?What time does the shop close in the evening?
Questions about 关闭
What does 关闭 mean?
关闭 (guānbì) means “to close; to shut down; to turn off”.
How do you pronounce 关闭?
关闭 is pronounced guānbì.
Which HSK level is 关闭?
关闭 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 关上guānshàngto close
- 没关系méiguānxiit doesn't matter
- 关机guānjīto turn off (a phone, computer etc.)
- 关心guānxīnto care about
- 关系guānxirelationship
- 关注guānzhùto pay attention to
- 海关hǎiguāncustoms
- 相关xiāngguānrelated
- 关于guānyúabout
- 关键guānjiànkey
Learn 关闭 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 89: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.