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Power switch in Chinese: 开关 (kāi guān)

kāi guān

power switch

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 開關1 example sentence

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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ㄎㄞ

kāi

ㄎ/ kㄞ/ ai—/ first tone

ㄍㄨㄢ

guān

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄢ/ an—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

开关

Simplified

開關

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 灯的开关在门后面。

    dēng de kāi guān zài mén hòu miàn。

    The light switch is behind the door.

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Related words

开

kāi

to open (transitive or intransitive)

关

guān

mountain pass

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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