关上 meaning in English
to close (a door); to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc)
Meaning of 关上
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to close (a door)
- to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc)
How to use 关上
关上 is used for shutting doors, windows, and boxes, and also for switching off lights or devices. The object usually comes right after it. Example: 请关上门。(Qǐng guānshang mén.) Please close the door.
关 (guān) means to close or shut, and 上 (shàng) adds the sense of finishing the action so the thing is fully shut. Picture pushing a door until it clicks into place: 关上, closed all the way.
Common mistake: Learners often say 关上 for lights when 关掉 (guāndiào) or simply 关 sounds more natural in many contexts. Also, 上 here is usually read in the neutral tone (guānshang), not a full fourth tone like in 上次 (shàng cì).
关上 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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关 guān · mountain pass · 6 strokes
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上 shàng · up · 3 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 关上.
| 马上 | mǎshàng | at once; right away |
| 晚上 | wǎnshang | evening; night |
| 没关系 | méi guānxi | it doesn't matter |
| 身上 | shēnshang | on the body; at hand |
| 早上 | zǎoshang | early morning |
| 上次 | shàng cì | last time |
| 路上 | lùshang | on the road; on the way; en route |
| 上班 | shàngbān | to go to work; to be on duty |
| 上车 | shàng chē | to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc) |
| 地上 | dìshang | on the ground; on the floor |
| 楼上 | lóu shàng | upstairs; (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread |
| 车上 | chē shang |
Questions about 关上
What does 关上 mean?
关上 (guānshang) means "to close (a door); to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc)".
How do you write 关上?
关上 is made of 2 characters: 关 (6 strokes), 上 (3 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.
Is 关上 an HSK word?
Yes. 关上 is on the HSK 1 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 关上 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 关上 is written 關上.
What is the difference between 关 and 关上?
关 alone means to close or turn off, while 关上 stresses that the action is completed and the thing is now shut. In everyday speech both 关门 and 关上门 are common.
How do I say open the door, the opposite of 关上门?
Use 打开 (dǎkāi) or 开 (kāi), as in 打开门 (dǎkāi mén) or 开门 (kāi mén). For lights, 开灯 (kāi dēng) means turn on the light.