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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: guānbì
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄢㄅㄧˋ
  - 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

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.
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)