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HSK 3 verb

to close; to shut; to turn off; to concern; mountain pass

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只有一个小房间的门是关着的。Only the door of one small room was shut.太便宜的房子 · The Flat That Was Too Cheap · HSK 3

剧场的门关着，门上的灯也是黑的。The theatre's doors were shut, and the lamp above them was dark too.星期四的客人 · The Thursday Passenger · HSK 3

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