关 [guān]

• 动词
  • （使开着的物体合拢） close; shut:

    shut the window;

    关窗户

    He closed the door softly behind him.

    他随手轻轻地把门关上了。

  • （圈起来）shut in; lock up:

    shut the chickens in a pen;

    把鸡关在栅栏里

    lock up (in prison); put behind bars;

    关进监狱

  • （倒闭; 歇业） close down; go out of business:

    They have decided to close that branch down.

    他们决定把那个分公司关了。

    Two more shops closed down yesterday.

    昨天又有两家店铺关了。

  • （发放或领取工资） grant or draw one's pay:

    get paid

    关饷

  • （中断） turn off; switch off:

    turn off the light;

    关灯

    Shut the steam off -- it's getting too warm in here.

    把暖气关上 -- 屋里太暖和了。

  • （牵连; 关系） involve; concern; connect:

    Does it concern you; None of your business.

    关你什么事。

    That doesn't concern him.

    这不关他的事。

• 名词
  • （守卫处所） pass; check point:

    go to the other side of a pass;

    出关

    guard the pass

    把关

  • （货物出口和入口的收税处） customhouse:

    customs

    海关

  • （转折点或难点） turning point or barrier:

    breakthrough the barrier

    突破难关

  • （起转折关联作用的部分） critical juncture; mechanism:

    mechanism; gear

    机关

  • （姓氏） a surname:

    Guan Yu

    关羽