闭 (閉)
bì
Pinyin

Definition

闭 (閉)
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bì
  1. to close
  2. to stop up
  3. to shut
  4. to obstruct

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

封闭
fēng bì
  1. 1 to seal
  2. 2 to close
  3. 3 to confine
  4. 4 to seal off
  5. 5 to close down
  6. 6 sealed
  7. 7 confined
  8. 8 closed
  9. 9 unreceptive
闭
bì
  1. 1 to close
  2. 2 to stop up
  3. 3 to shut
  4. 4 to obstruct
闭上
bì shang
  1. 1 to close
  2. 2 to shut up
闭嘴
bì zuǐ
  1. 1 Shut up!
  2. 2 same as: 闭上嘴巴
闭关
bì guān
  1. 1 to close the passes
  2. 2 to seal off the country
  3. 3 seclusion (monastic practice, e.g. of Chan Buddhists)

Idioms (12)

吃闭门羹
chī bì mén gēng
  1. 1 to be refused entrance (idiom)
  2. 2 to find the door closed
夜不闭户
yè bù bì hù
  1. 1 lit. doors not locked at night (idiom); fig. stable society
撒手闭眼
sā shǒu bì yǎn
  1. 1 to have nothing further to do with a matter (idiom)
深闭固拒
shēn bì gù jù
  1. 1 deep, closed and refusing (idiom); obstinate
  2. 2 stubborn and perverse
闭口不言
bì kǒu bù yán
  1. 1 to keep silent (idiom)

Sample Sentences

给我闭嘴！
gěi wǒ bìzuǐ ！
Shut up!
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为了遏制疫情向外蔓延，自1月23日起，作为中国重要交通枢纽，这座城市暂停市内公交运营，关闭离汉通道，近千万武汉市民蛰伏家中，进行特殊的战斗。
wèile èzhì yìqíng xiàngwài mànyán ，zì yī yuè èrshísān rì qǐ ，zuòwéi Zhōngguó zhòngyào jiāotōng shūniǔ ，zhè zuò chéngshì zàntíng shìnèi gōngjiāo yùnyíng ，guānbì lí Hàn tōngdào ，jìn qiānwàn Wǔhàn shìmín zhéfú jiā zhōng ，jìnxíng tèshū de zhàndòu 。
In order to contain the spread, starting from January 23rd, as an important transportation hub in China, this city has suspended public transport, closed down all channels leaving Wuhan, and left nearly ten million of Wuhan citizens staying at home, fighting a special battle.
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前些年这家生意一直不景气，差点倒闭，可最近老字号又重新开张啦。
qián xiē nián zhè jiā shēngyì yīzhí bùjǐngqì ，chàdiǎn dǎobì ，kě zuìjìn lǎozìhào yòu chóngxīn kāizhāng la 。
A few years ago the business of this store wasn’t good and almost went bankrupt. But recently shops with established reputations have reopened.
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在首都罗马，多个主要景点早早关闭，包括斗兽场和古罗马广场。
zài shǒudū Luómǎ ，duō ge zhǔyào jǐngdiǎn zǎozāo guānbì ，bāokuò dòushòuchǎng hé gǔluómǎguǎngchǎng 。
In the capital Rome, several sightseeing attractions were closed early including the Colosseum and the Roman Forum.
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不过，在店里一侧，约15的临街空间被打造成了小时24面包坊店员晚上，下班后主店，的大门会关闭但市民，仍可以用支付宝扫码进入小时自助24坊。
bùguò ，zài diàn lǐ yī cè ，yuē 15de línjiē kōngjiān bèi dǎzào chéng le xiǎoshí 24miànbāo fáng diànyuán wǎnshang ，xiàbān hòu zhǔ diàn ，de dàmén huì guānbì dàn shìmín ，réng kěyǐ yòng Zhīfùbǎo sǎomǎ jìnrù xiǎoshí zìzhù 24fáng 。
However at the side of the store, approximately 15 square meters of space is set aside for the 24 hour self service bakery shop. After the shop assistants leave at night, the shop owner closes the main door but customers can use Alipay to enter the 24 hour self service bakery.
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是啊，还记得小学那会儿每周五下午都放假，不过我们黑板报小组都会趁着这个下午出黑板报，现在闭上眼睛还能感觉到周五下午明媚舒适的阳光和大家的笑脸呢。
shì a ，hái jìde xiǎoxué nà huìr měizhōuwǔ xiàwǔ dōu fàngjià ，bùguò wǒmen hēibǎnbào xiǎozǔ dōuhuì chèn zhe zhè ge xiàwǔ chū hēibǎnbào ，xiànzài bì shàng yǎnjing hái néng gǎnjué dào zhōuwǔ xiàwǔ míngmèi shūshì de yángguāng hé dàjiā de xiàoliǎn ne 。
Yeah, I still remember that when I was in elementary school we would get off school every Friday afternoon, however, the group responsible for the blackboard news would always make the most of this time to release their blackboard news. Even now, closing my eyes I can feel the bright cosy sunshine of those Friday afternoons and everyone's smiling faces.
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她根本在我头上点火。这么多人上班开小差，她都睁一只眼闭一只眼。我只不过迟到三分钟，就让我写检讨书。
tā gēnběn zài wǒ tóushàng diǎnhuǒ 。zhème duō rén shàngbān kāixiǎochāi ，tā dōu zhēngyīzhīyǎnbìyīzhīyǎn 。wǒ zhǐbuguò chídào sān fēnzhōng ，jiù ràng wǒ xiě jiǎntǎo shū 。
She's basically sweeping me away. She turns a blind eye to every other employee that is absent-minded all day. I was only late for three minutes and she made me write a feedback report.
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因解决737MAX飞机问题的成本急剧增加，波音示警称，如果这款最畅销机型在争取全球监管当局同意复飞时遭遇新阻碍，波音可能不得不完全关闭737MAX生产线。
yīn jiějué fēijī wèntí de chéngběn jíjù zēngjiā ，Bōyīn shìjǐng chēng ，rúguǒ zhè kuǎn zuì chàngxiāo jīxíng zài zhēngqǔ quánqiú jiānguǎn dāngjú tóngyì fùfēi shí zāoyù Xīn zǔài ，Bōyīn kěnéng bùdébù wánquán guānbì shēngchǎnxiàn 。
Boeing warned that it may have to completely shut down the 737MAX line if this best-selling model encounters new obstacles when trying to obtain global regulators go ahead to resume flying.
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你闭嘴！
nǐ bìzuǐ ！
Shut your mouth!
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孙太也真是想不开，现在怪起自己了，说自己不该整天泡在号子里，回家后也开口闭口都是股票经，儿子当然也难免受到她的影响啦！
sūntài yě zhēn shì xiǎngbùkāi ，xiànzài guài qǐ zìjǐ le ，shuō zìjǐ bù gāi zhěngtiān pào zài hàozi lǐ ，huíjiā hòu yě kāikǒubìkǒu dōu shì gǔpiàojīng ，érzi dāngrán yě nánmiǎn shòudào tā de yǐngxiǎng la ！
Mrs Sun really can't deal with it and has started to blame herself, saying that she shouldn't have spent all her time at the brokerage and then chattered on about stocks on returning home. Of course she thinks her son would be influenced by all that!
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