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Chinese word

闭关

bì guān

to close the passes

Traditional: 閉關

Meaning

Definitions are in English.
  • to close the passes
  • to seal off the country
  • seclusion (monastic practice, e.g. of Chan Buddhists)

Characters in this word

闭bì6 strokesto shut, to close关guān6 strokesfrontier pass

Common words: 闭 · 关

Words

Words with the same first character

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闭幕闭幕bì mùthe curtain falls; lower the curtain; to come to an end (of a meeting)闭嘴闭嘴bì zuǐShut up!; same as 閉上嘴巴|闭上嘴巴闭门闭门bì ménto close a door闭塞闭塞bì sèto stop up; to close up; hard to get to; out of the way; inaccessible; unenlightened; blo…闭会闭会bì huìclose a meeting