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封
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Definitions
- 1. to confer
- 2. to grant
- 3. to bestow a title
- 4. to seal
- 5. classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters
Example Sentences
1 shown這 封 信在信 封 內。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 封
capsule
sealing clay
Dengfeng, county-level city in Zhengzhou 鄭州|郑州[zhèng zhōu], Henan
to gather dust
seal (on envelopes)
sticking unmoving to the original (idiom); not an iota changed
to confer a posthumous title
semifeudal
sealed compartment
(of an emperor) to pay homage to Heaven at Mount Tai and to Earth at Mount Liangfu
to sequester
feudal ruler
feudal society
self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE)
to lift a ban
front cover
to blockade
Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王[zhōu wǔ wáng] overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc
Kaifeng county in Kaifeng, Henan
to bestow a title on the wife of a deserving official and make his son heir to his titles
to close up
to shut out; to block; to smother
ceremony of capping the roof (to mark the completion of a building project)
Dengfeng, county-level city in Zhengzhou 鄭州|郑州[zhèng zhōu], Henan
Closed Game
border region
dust jacket (of a book)
back cover
to intercept at the net (volleyball, tennis etc)
feudalism
freezing over of river in winter
system of enfeoffment
cap
lying unused for a long time
to open sth that has been sealed
to seal up (a door with a paper seal, or a document)
to seal jars etc with mud, clay or lute
Fengqiu county in Xinxiang 新鄉|新乡[xīn xiāng], Henan
to seal
stagnating and conservative
to close; to seal off
closed; encapsulated
blockade line; cordon
envelope
to freeze over
envelope
to hang up the sword
sealed radiation source
the back cover of a book
Fengkai county in Zhaoqing 肇慶|肇庆[zhào qìng], Guangdong
to lock down a city
Kaifeng prefecture in Henan
sealant
to enclose
inside front cover (sometimes refers to both inside front and inside back covers)
seal
Kaifeng as the capital of Northern Song dynasty
feudalism
first day cover (philately)
to ban (narcotics, a movie etc)
to lock down
semifeudal and semicolonial (the official Marxist description of China in the late Qing and under the Guomindang)
to confer a title upon sb
feudal way of thinking
inside front cover
to package up
to seal off a port
to win the championship
vassal state
feudal fiefdom
fast (in several religions)
(Catholicism) to canonize
inside back cover
wide belt
Lent
barge board
to receive fief and title
hush money
inside back cover
Fengqiu county in Xinxiang 新鄉|新乡[xīn xiāng], Henan
to sign across the seal (as a precaution against fraud)
to seal up
to proclaim oneself (sth)
(baseball etc) shutout
Antiaris toxicaria (botany)
outer skin
feudal times
to wrap up
to laminate
to open (sth that has been sealed)
to offer official positions and material benefits in order to buy people's allegiance
to sequester
to divide and confer (property on one's descendants)
the feudal system
to confer additional titles on a nobleman
to encapsulate
cover (of a publication)
Fengkai county in Zhaoqing 肇慶|肇庆[zhào qìng], Guangdong
Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王[zhōu wǔ wáng] overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc
ball grid array (BGA), type of microchip package
to freeze over (of water or land)
to confer a title
to plant trees in order to stabilize sand (idiom)
to put a roof (on a building)
to heap earth (to close a tomb)
to appoint sb to a post or confer a title on sb by imperial order
title granted to a person (archaic)
microcapsule
road closure
to cover a fire (to make it burn slowly)