"To close" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 jié shù termination / to finish / to end / to conclude / to close
 guān bì to close / to shut (a window etc) / (of a shop, school etc) to shut down
 jié zhǐ to end / to close / (electricity) cut-off
 fēng bì to close / to seal off / to close down (an illegal venue) / closed (i.e. isolated from outside input)
 guān mountain pass / to close / to shut / to turn off / to confine / to lock (sb) up / to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc) / to concern / to involve
 àn (literary) to close (a door) / to eclipse / confused / ignorant (variant of 暗[an4]) / dark (variant of 暗[an4])
 shàng mén to drop in / to visit / to lock a door / (of a shop) to close / to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family
 bì shang to close / to shut up
 guān shàng to close (a door) / to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc)
 guān mén to close a door / to lock a door / (of a shop etc) to close (for the night, or permanently)
 shōu shì to close the market (for the day) / to close (a market, shop etc) for business
 hé lǒng to close (flower, eyes, suitcase etc) / to bring together / (insect or bird when not flying) to fold (its wings)
 tíng kè to stop classes / to close (of school)
 bì to close / to stop up / to shut / to obstruct
 yǎn to cover up / to conceal / to close (a door, book etc) / (coll.) to get (one's fingers etc) caught when closing a door or lid / (literary) to launch a surprise attack
 jiān letters / to close / to seal
 hé door / to close / whole
 míng to close (the eyes)
 hé shàng to close (box, book, mouth etc)
 guān yán to close (a window) completely / to shut (a door) properly / to turn off (a faucet) tightly
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