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    Expressing "to close" with 关闭 (guānbì)

    Actions & Events

    Structure

    Subject + 关闭 + 了 + Object

    Explanation

    关闭 (guānbì) means "to close" or "to shut down," used for closing buildings, facilities, websites, or services. It is more formal than 关 alone and implies a complete or official closure.

    Examples

    • 那家老餐厅上个月正式关闭了，好可惜。

      Nà jiā lǎo cāntīng shàng gè yuè zhèngshì guānbì le, hǎo kěxī.

      That old restaurant officially closed last month; what a pity.

    • 因为系统升级，网站将暂时关闭两个小时。

      Yīnwèi xìtǒng shēngjí, wǎngzhàn jiāng zànshí guānbì liǎng gè xiǎoshí.

      Due to a system upgrade, the website will be temporarily closed for two hours.

    • 政府决定关闭几家不符合环保标准的工厂。

      Zhèngfǔ juédìng guānbì jǐ jiā bù fúhé huánbǎo biāozhǔn de gōngchǎng.

      The government decided to shut down several factories that did not meet environmental standards.

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