关掉 - To Turn Off - Simplified Chinese word mnemonic

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to turn off

[t]

关

to shut

掉

to drop

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to turn off

turn off, turns off, turning off, turned off, to switch off, switch off

关掉 To turn off something, simply make the switch 掉 drop down so that the electricity is 关 shut off.

你可以把音乐关掉。

You can turn the music off.

电视关掉了吗？

Has the TV been turned off?