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HSK 3

关 — guān

1. mountain pass

   山海关是中国历史上著名的关。 shānhǎiguān shì zhōngguó lìshǐ shàng zhùmíng de guān — Shanhaiguan is a famous pass in Chinese history.

2. to close; to shut; to turn off

   请把门关上。 qǐng bǎmén guānshàng — Please close the door.

3. to confine; to lock (someone) up; to shut (someone) in a room or cage

   警察把嫌疑人关在看守所里。 jǐngchá bǎ xiányírén guānzài kānshǒusuǒ lǐ — The police locked the suspect up in the detention center.

4. to concern; to involve

   这件事关乎公司的未来。 zhèjiàn shì guānhū gōngsī de wèilái — This matter concerns the company's future.

5. surname Guan

   关先生是我的汉语老师。 guān xiānshēng shì wǒ de hànyǔ lǎoshī — Mr. Guan is my Chinese teacher.