關閉

See also: 关闭

Chinese

		to close; to shut; to turn off to close; to shut; to turn off; to concern; to involve; mountain pass	to close; stop up; shut to close; stop up; shut; obstruct
trad. (關閉)		關	閉
simp. (关闭)		关	闭
anagram		閉關／闭关

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guānbì

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄢ ㄅㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwaan¹ bai³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): koan-pì / kuiⁿ-pì

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guānbì
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄢ ㄅㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guanbì
    • Wade–Giles: kuan¹-pi⁴
    • Yale: gwān-bì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guanbih
    • Palladius: гуаньби (guanʹbi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯än⁵⁵ pi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwaan¹ bai³
    • Yale: gwāan bai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwaan¹ bai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: guan¹ bei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷaːn⁵⁵ pɐi̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koan-pì
    • Tâi-lô: kuan-pì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koanpix
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kuan³³ pi⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kuan⁴⁴⁻²² pi²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kuiⁿ-pì
    • Tâi-lô: kuinn-pì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kvui'pix
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kuĩ³³ pi⁴¹/

Verb

關閉

1. to close; to shut; to switch off

   關閉手機／关闭手机  ―  guānbì shǒujī  ―  to switch off a mobile phone

   臨時關閉。／临时关闭。  ―  Línshí guānbì.  ―  Temporarily closed.

   櫃檯關閉。／柜台关闭。  ―  Guìtái guānbì.  ―  Counter closed.

   • 現在您可以安全地關閉計算機了 [MSC, trad.]
     现在您可以安全地关闭计算机了 [MSC, simp.]

     From: Windows 95 (Mainland China)

     xiànzài nín kěyǐ ānquán de guānbì jìsuànjī le [Pinyin]

     It's now safe to turn off your computer.

2. to close down; to shut down (a factory, business, etc.)

   被責令關閉／被责令关闭  ―  bèi zélìng guānbì  ―  to be ordered to close

   美國北佛羅里達大學宣布關閉孔子學院。 [MSC, trad.]
   美国北佛罗里达大学宣布关闭孔子学院。 [MSC, simp.]

   Měiguó Běi Fóluólǐdá Dàxué xuānbù guānbì Kǒngzǐ Xuéyuàn. [Pinyin]

   The University of North Florida, United States, announces the closure of the Confucius Institute.

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “to close”): 敞開／敞开 (chǎngkāi), 打開／打开 (dǎkāi)

Related terms

• 掩閉／掩闭 (yǎnbì)