开关 (開關)
kāi guān
Pinyin

Definition

开关 (開關)
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kāi guān
  1. power switch
  2. gas valve
  3. to open the city (or frontier) gate
  4. to open and close
  5. to switch on and off

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

打开
dǎ kāi
  1. 1 to open
  2. 2 to show (a ticket)
  3. 3 to turn on
  4. 4 to switch on
开
kāi
  1. 1 to open
  2. 2 to start
  3. 3 to turn on
  4. 4 to boil
  5. 5 to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
  6. 6 to operate (a vehicle)
  7. 7 carat (gold)
  8. 8 abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kāi ěr wén]
  9. 9 abbr. for 開本|开本[kāi běn], book format
开始
kāi shǐ
  1. 1 to begin
  2. 2 beginning
  3. 3 to start
  4. 4 initial
  5. 5 classifier: 个 gè
开心
kāi xīn
  1. 1 to feel happy
  2. 2 to rejoice
  3. 3 to have a great time
  4. 4 to make fun of sb
开车
kāi chē
  1. 1 to drive a car

Idioms (20)

一夫当关，万夫莫开
yī fū dāng guān , wàn fū mò kāi
  1. 1 one man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies (idiom)
一把钥匙开一把锁
yī bǎ yào shi kāi yī bǎ suǒ
  1. 1 One key opens one lock.
  2. 2 There is a different solution for each problem. (idiom)
事不关己
shì bù guān jǐ
  1. 1 a matter of no concern to oneself (idiom)
事不关己，高高挂起
shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ
  1. 1 to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
人命关天
rén mìng guān tiān
  1. 1 human life is beyond value (idiom)

Sample Sentences

开关
kāiguān
switch
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我就插头插上啦，摁了开关，噗！就冒烟了。
wǒ jiù chātóu chā shàng la ，èn le kāiguān ，pū ！jiù màoyān le 。
I plugged it in and pressed the on button, then poof! Smoke started to come out of it.
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当李探长正试着摸电灯开关时，突然，房门被关上了，并从外面上了锁。
dāng Lǐ tànzhǎng zhèng shì zhe mō diàndēng kāiguān shí ，tūrán ，fángmén bèi guān shàng le ，bìng cóng wàimian shàng le suǒ 。
As Detective Li was feeling around trying to find the light switch, the door suddenly closed and locked from the outside.
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开关
kāiguān
switch
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灯的开关
dēng de kāiguān
light switch
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电视机的开关
diànshìjī de kāiguān
TV on and off switch
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是啊，什么电动的，遥控的，按个开关，自己就能动，就能飞了。可能因为现在都是独生子女。不像我们以前，要兄弟姐妹一起玩。
shì a ，shénme diàndòng de ，yáokòng de ，àn ge kāiguān ，zìjǐ jiù néng dòng ，jiù néng fēi le 。kěnéng yīnwèi xiànzài dōu shì dúshēngzǐnǚ 。bù xiàng wǒmen yǐqián ，yào xiōngdì jiěmèi yīqǐ wán 。
Yes, with these electric, remote control things, you just flip a switch and they move on their own, and even fly! Maybe it's because now everyone is an only child. It's not like it was for us. We could play with our brothers and sisters.
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