Switch in Chinese
switch · HSK 6
开关
- 开 to open
- 关 to close
Counted with 个: 一个开关
灯的开关在门旁边。 The light switch is next to the door.
Other ways to say switch
More words with 开 or 关
How do you say switch in Chinese?
Switch in Chinese is 开关 (kāi guān). You can also say 倒 (dǎo), 切 (qiē).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
Our own dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.
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