🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

关机

Pronunciation / Transliteration: guān jī

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Shutdown/ˈʃʌt.daʊn/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"电脑的关机导致了数据丢失。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The act of closing or stopping a system or operation.

    "The unexpected shutdown of the server caused a loss of data."
As verb
  1. 1

    To cause a system or operation to stop functioning.

    "Please shutdown the computer before leaving the office."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'shutdown' is a compound word formed from 'shut', which has Old English origins (scyttan), meaning to close, and 'down', which comes from Old English (dūne), indicating a direction or position. The modern usage evolved in the late 20th century, particularly in computing and business contexts.

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