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封闭

fēng bì · feng bi

Traditional 封閉

HSK 4Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to close; to seal off
  2. to close down (an illegal venue)
  3. closed (i.e. isolated from outside input)
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Road closed

  1. Liangliang

    胡同口(hútòngkǒu)封闭(fēngbì)了(le)，我们(wǒmen)进不去(jìnbùqù)。

    The alley entrance is closed. We cannot get in.

  2. Dengdeng

    为什么(wèishénme)封闭(fēngbì)？

    Why is it closed?

  3. Liangliang

    牌子(páizi)上(shàng)写着(xiězhe)：今天(jīntiān)拍电影(pāidiànyǐng)，请(qǐng)走(zǒu)旁边(pángbiān)的(de)路(lù)。

    The sign says they are filming a movie today, please take the road beside it.

  4. Dengdeng

    原来(yuánlái)是(shì)拍电影(pāidiànyǐng)。我们(wǒmen)走(zǒu)那边(nàbian)吧(ba)。

    So it is a film shoot. Let us go that way.

  5. Liangliang

    那条(nàtiáo)路(lù)更(gèng)远(yuǎn)，我们(wǒmen)要(yào)走(zǒu)半个(bànge)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    That path is longer. We have to walk half an hour.

  6. Dengdeng

    没关系(méiguānxi)，就(jiù)当(dāng)散步(sànbù)。

    No problem. Just treat it as a walk.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)告(gào)诉(sù)我(wǒ)们(men)道(dào)路(lù)被(bèi)封(fēng)闭(bì)了(le)。

She told us the road was closed.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)个(gè)小(xiǎo)区(qū)一(yí)到(dào)晚(wǎn)上(shang)就(jiù)封(fēng)闭(bì)大(dà)门(mén)。

This residential compound closes its main gate at night.

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封
fēng

to confer; to grant

闭
bì

to close; to stop up

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