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kāi guān

switch, power switch

noun

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Example Sentences

请关掉灯的开关。

qǐng guāndiào dēng de kāiguān 。

Please turn off the light switch.

这个开关坏了，需要修理。

zhègè kāiguān huài le ， xūyào xiūlǐ 。

This switch is broken and needs to be repaired.

我找不到开关在哪里。

wǒ zhǎobùdào kāiguān zài nǎlǐ 。

I cannot find where the switch is.

Words with similar meanings

Although both can be used to control devices, '按钮' is more general and can refer to any button, while '开关' specifically refers to switches.

Words Starting With 开

开始kāi shǐ

to begin; beginning; to start; initial

开玩笑kāi wán xiào

to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke

exploit (a resource); open up (for development); to develop

开幕式kāi mù shì

opening ceremony

开心kāi xīn

to feel happy; to rejoice; to have a great time; to make fun of sb

Words Ending With 关

海关hǎi guān

customs (i.e. border crossing inspection)

相关xiāng guān

interrelated; correlation; dependence; relevance; mutuality

公关gōng guān

public relations

把关bǎ guān

to guard a pass; to check on sth

机关jī guān

mechanism; gear; machine-operated; office; agency; organ; organization; establishment; institution; body; strategum; scheme; intrigue; plot; trick

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Individual characters

开kāi · to open, to start, to turn on

›关guān · mountain pass, to close, to shut