What does 关 mean in Chinese?
关 (guān) means mountain pass.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
关
mountain pass
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
mountain pass
02
to close; to shut; to turn off
03
to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc)
04
to concern; to involve
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 关
How do you pronounce 关?
关 is pronounced guān.
Is 关 an HSK word?
关 is on the HSK 3 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 关?
关 is used as a 动词 / 名词 (verb / noun) in Chinese.
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