to close (a door) · to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc)

guān shàng

g+uān·1st tonesh+àng·4th tone

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The door clicked shut.

门咔哒一声关上了。

Close the damned door!

关上见鬼的门！

He was drunk and forgot to shut the back door.

他醉得忘了把门关上。

I want to close the door.

我想把门关上。

Tom asked me to shut the gate.

汤姆让我把门关上。

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