关门 (guān mén) — to close a door (literal); (of a business) to close down, to shut down; (figurative) to slam the door on something, to refuse to discuss
Definition
Used both literally ('close the door') and for businesses shutting down permanently. The figurative sense — 'slam the door on' cooperation or negotiation — usually appears with 大门 as 关上…的大门.
verb
to close a door (literal)(of a business) to close downto shut down(figurative) to slam the door on somethingto refuse to discuss
Examples
- 。Tā jìn le fáng jiān jiù guān le mén.He entered the room and closed the door.
- 关门。Nà jiā diàn qù nián guān mén le.That store closed down last year.
- 关门。Tā zhí jiē guān mén le hé zuò de dà mén.He directly slammed the door on cooperation.
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