How to Say ‘I turned the water heater off and on again.’ in Simplified Chinese
我把热水器关了，又开了。
wǒ bǎ rè shuǐ qì guān le yòu kāi le
[wo bah rèshuǐqì guān luh yòu kāi luh]
Phrase Breakdown
我把热水器关了，
wǒ bǎ rè shuǐ qì guān le
I turned off the water heater,
This is a 把 sentence: 我 + 把 + object + verb + 了. Pause briefly at the comma.
我把电视关了。
I turned off the TV.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[wo]
I
The speaker referring to themselves.
我明天有空。
I am free tomorrow.
把
bǎ
[bah]
object marker
Introduces the object before the action in a sentence pattern common in spoken Mandarin.
我今天晚一点把简历发给你。
I’ll send you my resume a bit later today.
热水器
rè shuǐ qì
[rèshuǐqì]
water heater
An appliance that heats water for showers and taps.
热水器坏了。
The water heater is broken.
关
guān
[guān]
to turn off; to close
To switch off a device or shut something.
请把灯关了。
Please turn off the light.
了
le
[luh]
completed action marker
Shows that an action has happened or a new situation has occurred.
我想了很久，还是决定联系你。
I thought about it for a long time and still decided to contact you.
又开了。
yòu kāi le
and turned it on again.
又 (again) + 开了 (turned on). Say it as one smooth unit.
空调又开了。
The air conditioner is on again.
Words in this phrase
又
yòu
[yòu]
again
Indicates something has happened again.
他又迟到了。
He was late again.
开
kāi
[kāi]
to turn on; to open
To switch on a device or open something.
你开一下空调。
Turn on the air conditioner.
了
le
[luh]
completed action marker
Shows that an action has happened or a new situation has occurred.
我想了很久，还是决定联系你。
I thought about it for a long time and still decided to contact you.
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