Lessons 1-10 Mandarin Chinese Lesson 56: 关 Close

这 扇 窗户 关 不 严。 This window does not close tightly.
Zhè shàn chuānghu guān bù yán.
This one window close not strict.

你 关 电脑 了 吗? Did you turn off the computer?
Nǐ guān diànnǎo le ma?
You close electric-brain question?

关 电视机。 Turn off the television.
Guān diànshìjī.
Close electric-look at-machine.

你 关 空调 了 吗? Did you turn off the air conditioner?
Nǐ guān kōngtiáo le ma?
You close air-blend question?

关 风扇。 Turn off the fan.
Guān fēngshàn.
Close wind-fan.

博物馆 几 点 关门? When does the museum close?
Bówùguǎn jǐ diǎn guānmén?
Extensive-object-place how many dots close-door?

关 打印机。 Turn off the printer.
Guān dǎyìnjī.
Close hit-stamp-machine.

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Mandarin is a tone language--that is, different pitch patterns actually distinguish one word from another. Mandarin has no irregular verbs or noun plurals to learn, because words have only a single form. Because Mandarin is completely unrelated to any European language, you may think it might be difficult to develop your vocabulary. However, it really is not that difficult. Why? The reason is that the meanings of many words consisting of two or more characters can be inferred from the meanings of the characters or even the roots of individual characters. So, your vocabulary can rapidly expand when you have grasped the basic characters and character roots.