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封锁

fēng suǒ · feng suo

Traditional 封鎖

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to blockade
  2. to seal off
  3. to lock down
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2 examples
01

警(jǐng)方(fāng)封(fēng)锁(suǒ)了(le)事(shì)故(gù)现(xiàn)场(chǎng)，禁(jìn)止(zhǐ)任(rèn)何(hé)人(rén)进(jìn)入(rù)。

The police sealed off the accident scene and prohibited anyone from entering.

02

由(yóu)于(yú)大(dà)雪(xuě)，高(gāo)速(sù)公(gōng)路(lù)被(bèi)封(fēng)锁(suǒ)了(le)三(sān)个(gè)小(xiǎo)时(shí)。

Due to heavy snow, the highway was closed off for three hours.

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