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开关 (kāi guān) – power switch

kāi guān

power switch

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 開關0 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1power switch
  2. 2gas valve
  3. 3to open the city (or frontier) gate
  4. 4to open and close
  5. 5to switch on and off

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Related words

开

kāi

to open (transitive or intransitive)

关

guān

surname Guan

开始

kāi shǐ

to begin

关系

guān xi

relation

关心

guān xīn

to be concerned about

关于

guān yú

pertaining to

离开

lí kāi

to depart

关键

guān jiàn

crucial point

公开

gōng kāi

open

关闭

guān bì

to close

关怀

guān huái

care

海关

hǎi guān

customs (i.e. border crossing inspection)

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