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开关 (kāi guān): Power switch (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 6

1.

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Character Breakdown

开 • kāi • to switch on; open • HSK 3.0 · L1

HSK 3.0 · L1

kāi开

to switch on; open

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Pinyinkāi guān

Meaningpower switch

Characters2

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关 • guān • to close • HSK 3.0 · L3

HSK 3.0 · L3

guān关

to close

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 开关.

Words with 开

开车kāi chēto drive a car
开始kāi shǐto begin
开学kāi xuéfoundation of a University or College
打开dǎ kāito open
分开fēn kāito separate
开会kāi huìto hold a meeting
开机kāi jīto start an engine
开花kāi huāto bloom; to blossom; to flower

Words with 关

没关系méi guān xino problem
关于guān yúabout
关心guān xīncare about
关机guān jīto turn off (a machine or device)

关注

guān zhù

to pay attention to

关系guān xirelationship

有关yǒu guānto have sth to do with

关键guān jiàncrucial (point)

4.

Example Sentences with 开关

tā他

qīng轻

qīng轻

bō拨

dòng动

le了

kāi开

guān关

。

He gently moved the switch.

qǐng请

zhǎo找

dào到

qiáng墙

shàng上

de的

kāi开

guān关

zhè这

ge个

hóng红

sè色

àn按

niǔ钮

shì是

jǐn紧

jí急

hēi嘿

，

zhè这

shàn扇

mén门

de的

hé合

yè页

dōu都

wèi为

le了

ān安

quán全

，

zhì智

néng能

jiā家

jū居

，

bǎ把

dēng灯

dǎ打

kāi开

。

Please find the power switch on the wall and turn on the light.

tíng停

zhǐ止

kāi开

guān关

。

This red button is the emergency stop switch.

shēng生

xiù锈

le了

，

kāi开

guān关

shí时

zhī吱

zhī吱

zuò作

xiǎng响

。

Hey, the hinges of this door have rusted, making a squeaking sound when opening and closing.

shè设

bèi备

kě可

yǐ以

jiān监

shì视

mén门

chuāng窗

de的

kāi开

guān关

zhuàng状

tài态

。

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