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HSK 3.0 Level 6

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Definitions

  1. 1. to close
  2. 2. to stop up
  3. 3. to shut
  4. 4. to obstruct

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 1691764)

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Words Containing 闭

闭门思过
bì mén sī guò

shut oneself up and ponder over one's mistakes

闭关政策
bì guān zhèng cè

closed-door policy

闭路电视
bì lù diàn shì

closed-circuit television

倒闭
dǎo bì

to go bankrupt

闭目塞听
bì mù sè tīng

to shut one's eyes and stop one's ears

闭合
bì hé

to close by coming together (like the lips of a wound, the doors of an elevator, the walls of a channel)

睁一只眼闭一只眼
zhēng yī zhī yǎn bì yī zhī yǎn

to turn a blind eye

睁只眼闭只眼
zhēng zhī yǎn bì zhī yǎn

to turn a blind eye

闭幕式
bì mù shì

closing ceremony

开闭幕式
kāi bì mù shì

opening and closing ceremonies

闭门造车
bì mén zào chē

lit. to shut oneself away and build a cart (idiom)

闭起
bì qǐ

to shut

闭门
bì mén

to close a door

闭塞眼睛捉麻雀
bì sè yǎn jīng zhuō má què

fig. to act blindly

闭上嘴巴
bì shang zuǐ bā

Shut up!

闭目养神
bì mù yǎng shén

to relax with one's eyes closed

闭关锁国
bì guān suǒ guó

to close the passes and seal off the country

封闭性开局
fēng bì xìng kāi jú

Closed Game

闭月羞花
bì yuè xiū huā

lit. hiding the moon, shaming the flowers (idiom)

幽闭恐惧症
yōu bì kǒng jù zhèng

claustrophobia

闭塞
bì sè

to stop up

闭集
bì jí

closed set (math.)

闭环
bì huán

closed loop

闭馆
bì guǎn

(of libraries, museums etc) to be closed

闭会祈祷
bì huì qí dǎo

benediction

闭区间
bì qū jiān

closed interval (in calculus)

睁一眼闭一眼
zhēng yī yǎn bì yī yǎn

to turn a blind eye

闭卷考试
bì juàn kǎo shì

closed-book examination

关闭
guān bì

to close; to shut (a window etc)

闭关自守
bì guān zì shǒu

close the country to international intercourse

牙关紧闭症
yá guān jǐn bì zhèng

lockjaw

密闭舱
mì bì cāng

sealed cabin

封闭
fēng bì

to close; to seal off

封闭性
fēng bì xìng

closed; encapsulated

闭门塞窦
bì mén sè dòu

to close doors and block openings (idiom); mounting a strict defense

闭上
bì shang

to close

巴闭
bā bì

(Cantonese, Jyutping: baa1 bai3)

闭着
bì zhe

closed

自闭症
zì bì zhèng

autism

密闭门
mì bì mén

airtight door

闭锁期
bì suǒ qī

lock-up period (on stock options)

闭包
bì bāo

closure (math.)

深闭固拒
shēn bì gù jù

deep, closed and refusing (idiom); obstinate

密闭式循环再呼吸水肺系统
mì bì shì xún huán zài hū xī shuǐ fèi xì tǒng

closed-circuit rebreather scuba (diving)

闭幕
bì mù

the curtain falls

闭子集
bì zǐ jí

closed subset (math.)

密闭货舱
mì bì huò cāng

sealed cabin

幽闭恐惧
yōu bì kǒng jù

claustrophobia

吃闭门羹
chī bì mén gēng

to be refused entrance (idiom)

闭口不言
bì kǒu bù yán

to keep silent (idiom)

夜不闭户
yè bù bì hù

lit. doors not locked at night (idiom); fig. stable society

闭图象定理
bì tú xiàng dìng lǐ

closed graph theorem (math.)

闭锁
bì suǒ

to lock

闭经
bì jīng

amenorrhoea

闭嘴
bì zuǐ

Shut up!

闭关
bì guān

to close the passes

密闭
mì bì

sealed

闭壳肌
bì ké jī

adductor muscle (of a bivalve mollusk)

闭会
bì huì

close a meeting

闭门羹
bì mén gēng

see 吃閉門羹|吃闭门羹[chī bì mén gēng]

撒手闭眼
sā shǒu bì yǎn

to have nothing further to do with a matter (idiom)

经闭
jīng bì

amenorrhoea

闭音节
bì yīn jié

closed syllable

闭门觅句
bì mén mì jù

lit. lock the door and search for the right word (idiom); fig. the serious hard work of writing

癃闭
lóng bì

illness having to do with obstruction of urine flow

便闭
biàn bì

see 便秘[biàn mì]

闭元音
bì yuán yīn

close vowel

闭域
bì yù

closed domain

闭口不谈
bì kǒu bù tán

to refuse to say anything about (idiom)

紧闭
jǐn bì

to close securely

飨以闭门羹
xiǎng yǐ bì mén gēng

to close the door in one's face (idiom)