# 开关 (kāiguān)

In Mandarin Chinese, 开关 (kāiguān) means “switch; power switch; to switch on and off”. It is part of the HSK 6 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: switch; power switch; to switch on and off
- Pinyin: kāiguān (kai1 guan1)
- Traditional: 開關
- HSK 3.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 电灯的开关就在门旁边。
  Diàndēng de kāiguān jiù zài mén pángbiān.
  The light switch is right next to the door.

## Characters

- [开](https://hanziro.com/word/kai-open/) (kāi): to open; to turn on
- [关](https://hanziro.com/word/guan-close/) (guān): to close; to turn off

https://hanziro.com/word/kai-guan-switch/

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