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Definitions

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

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Words Containing 闭

倒闭
dǎo bì

to go bankrupt

封闭
fēng bì

to close; to seal off

闭塞
bì sè

to stop up

闭幕
bì mù

the curtain falls

闭幕式
bì mù shì

closing ceremony

关闭
guān bì

to close; to shut (a window etc)

便闭
biàn bì

see 便秘[biàn mì]

吃闭门羹
chī bì mén gēng

to be refused entrance (idiom)

夜不闭户
yè bù bì hù

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

密闭
mì bì

sealed

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)

密闭舱
mì bì cāng

sealed cabin

密闭货舱
mì bì huò cāng

sealed cabin

密闭门
mì bì mén

airtight door

封闭性
fēng bì xìng

closed; encapsulated

封闭性开局
fēng bì xìng kāi jú

Closed Game

巴闭
bā bì

(Cantonese, Jyutping: baa1 bai3)

幽闭恐惧
yōu bì kǒng jù

claustrophobia

幽闭恐惧症
yōu bì kǒng jù zhèng

claustrophobia

撒手闭眼
sā shǒu bì yǎn

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

深闭固拒
shēn bì gù jù

deep, closed and refusing (idiom); obstinate

牙关紧闭症
yá guān jǐn bì zhèng

lockjaw

癃闭
lóng bì

illness having to do with obstruction of urine flow

睁一眼闭一眼
zhēng yī yǎn bì yī yǎn

to turn a blind eye

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

经闭
jīng bì

amenorrhoea

紧闭
jǐn bì

to close securely

自闭症
zì bì zhèng

autism

闭上
bì shang

to close

闭上嘴巴
bì shang zuǐ bā

Shut up!

闭元音
bì yuán yīn

close vowel

闭包
bì bāo

closure (math.)

闭区间
bì qū jiān

closed interval (in calculus)

闭卷考试
bì juàn kǎo shì

closed-book examination

闭口不言
bì kǒu bù yán

to keep silent (idiom)

闭口不谈
bì kǒu bù tán

to refuse to say anything about (idiom)

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)

闭嘴
bì zuǐ

Shut up!

闭图象定理
bì tú xiàng dìng lǐ

closed graph theorem (math.)

闭域
bì yù

closed domain

闭塞眼睛捉麻雀
bì sè yǎn jīng zhuō má què

fig. to act blindly

闭子集
bì zǐ jí

closed subset (math.)

闭会
bì huì

close a meeting

闭会祈祷
bì huì qí dǎo

benediction

闭月羞花
bì yuè xiū huā

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

闭壳肌
bì ké jī

adductor muscle (of a bivalve mollusk)

闭环
bì huán

closed loop

闭目塞听
bì mù sè tīng

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

闭目养神
bì mù yǎng shén

to relax with one's eyes closed

闭经
bì jīng

amenorrhoea

闭着
bì zhe

closed

闭起
bì qǐ

to shut

闭路电视
bì lù diàn shì

closed-circuit television

闭锁
bì suǒ

to lock

闭锁期
bì suǒ qī

lock-up period (on stock options)

闭门
bì mén

to close a door

闭门塞窦
bì mén sè dòu

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

闭门思过
bì mén sī guò

shut oneself up and ponder over one's mistakes

闭门羹
bì mén gēng

see 吃閉門羹|吃闭门羹[chī bì mén gēng]

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

闭门造车
bì mén zào chē

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

闭关
bì guān

to close the passes

闭关政策
bì guān zhèng cè

closed-door policy

闭关自守
bì guān zì shǒu

close the country to international intercourse

闭关锁国
bì guān suǒ guó

to close the passes and seal off the country

闭集
bì jí

closed set (math.)

闭音节
bì yīn jié

closed syllable

闭馆
bì guǎn

(of libraries, museums etc) to be closed

开闭幕式
kāi bì mù shì

opening and closing ceremonies

飨以闭门羹
xiǎng yǐ bì mén gēng

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