Definition
关灯 is a verb-object compound (离合词) where 关 means 'to turn off' and 灯 means 'light/lamp'. It can be split by inserting aspect markers like 了 or 着, or measure words for frequency: 关了灯 (turned off the light), 关着灯 (with the light off), 关两次灯 (turn off the light twice). Do not directly attach an object after the whole word; instead, the object is built into the first syllable.
v.o.
to turn off the light
Examples
- 关灯。Shuìjiào qián bié wàng le guān dēng.Don't forget to turn off the light before sleeping.
- ，。Tā yǐjīng guān le dēng, fángjiān hěn àn.He has already turned off the light, and the room is very dark.
- 。Nǐ chūmén qián jìde guān liǎng cì dēng.Remember to turn off the light twice before you go out.
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