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闭 (閉)

bì

Definition

to close
to stop up
to shut
to obstruct

Character Decomposition

Related words (53)

to close; to shut up

close a meeting

to close the passes; to seal off the country; seclusion (monastic practice, e.g. of Chan Buddhists)

closure (math)

to close by coming together (like the lips of a wound, the doors of an elevator, the walls of a channel); to close by connecting in a loop (like a circuit); closed-loop

closed domain; algebraically closed field (math.), e.g. complex number field 复数域

to stop up; to close up; hard to get to; out of the way; inaccessible; unenlightened; blocking

the curtain falls; lower the curtain; to come to an end (of a meeting)

closed

amenorrhoea

to shut

to lock

to close a door

closed set (math.)

close vowel

closed interval (in calculus)

closed subset (math)

closing ceremony

lock-up period (on stock options)

see 吃闭门羹

closed syllable

bì huì qí dǎo

benediction

bì guān zhèng cè

closed-door policy

bì guān zì shǒu

close the country to international intercourse

bì guān suǒ guó

to close the passes and seal off the country; to close a country to exclude foreign contact

bì juàn kǎo shì

closed-book examination

bì mù sè tīng

to shut one's eyes and stop one's ears; out of touch with reality; to bury one's head in the sand

bì lù diàn shì

closed-circuit television

bì mén sī guò

shut oneself up and ponder over one's mistakes

闭图象定理

bì tú xiàng dìng lǐ

closed graph theorem (math)

to go bankrupt; to close down

to close; to shut

sealed; airtight

to seal; to close; to confine; to seal off; to close down; sealed; confined; closed; unreceptive

arrogant; flashy; impressive (Cantonese)

illness having to do with obstruction of urine flow; (Chinese medicine); retention of urine

to close securely; tightly closed; secure

amenorrhoea

to put in detention (a soldier, a pupil)

sealed cabin

airtight door

fēng bì xìng

encapsulation

autism

mì bì huò cāng

sealed cabin

yōu bì kǒng jù

claustrophobia

kāi bì mù shì

opening and closing ceremonies

幽闭恐惧症

yōu bì kǒng jù zhèng

claustrophobia

牙关紧闭症

yá guān jǐn bì zhèng

lockjaw; trismus

睁一眼闭一眼

zhēng yī yǎn bì yī yǎn

to turn a blind eye

睁只眼闭只眼

zhēng zhī yǎn bì zhī 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

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)

Idioms (12)

bì kǒu bù yán

to keep silent (idiom)

bì kǒu bù tán

to refuse to say anything about (idiom); to remain tight-lipped; to avoid mentioning

bì yuè xiū huā

(lit.) hiding the moon, shaming the flowers (idiom); (fig.) female beauty exceeding even that of the natural world

bì mén sè dòu

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

bì mén mì jù

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

bì mén zào chē

(lit.) to build a cart behind closed doors; to be overly subjective and disregard the outside world (idiom)

闭塞眼睛捉麻雀

bì sè yǎn jīng zhuō má què

(lit.) to catch sparrows blindfolded (idiom); (fig.) to act blindly

chī bì mén gēng

to be refused entrance (idiom); to find the door closed

yè bù bì hù

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

sā shǒu bì yǎn

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

shēn bì gù jù

deep, closed and refusing (idiom); obstinate; stubborn and perverse

飨以闭门羹

xiǎng yǐ bì mén gēng

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

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