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The word 关门 is formed through the direct and logical combination of two pictographic characters: 关, which depicts a bar across a gate, representing the action of closing or shutting, and 门, which is a stylized drawing of a double-door structure. When placed together, they create a compound ideograph where the meaning of the first character acts upon the object of the second, visually and conceptually representing the simple, unified idea of "closing a door".

Example Sentences Hide

出门时请关门。

Chūmén shí qǐng guānmén.

Please close the door when you leave.

我每天晚上都关门。

Wǒ měitiān wǎnshàng dōu guānmén.

I close the door every night.

那家商店因为亏损而关门了。

Nà jiā shāngdiàn yīnwèi kuīsǔn ér guānmén le.

That store closed down due to losses.

公司决定在下个月关门。

Gōngsī juédìng zài xià gè yuè guānmén.

The company decided to close down next month.

由于疫情防控需要，政府要求所有娱乐场所暂时关门。

Yóuyú yìqíng fángkòng xūyào, zhèngfǔ yāoqiú suǒyǒu yúlè chǎngsuǒ zànshí guānmén.

Due to the needs of epidemic prevention and control, the government required all entertainment venues to temporarily close.

Word Definition - 关门

guān mén to close a door; to lock a door; (of a shop etc) to close (for the night or permanently)

Individual Character Details

关 guān, guān
门 mén, mén