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Chinese word

闭塞

bì sè

to stop up

Traditional: 閉塞

Meaning

Definitions are in English.
  • to stop up
  • to close up
  • hard to get to
  • out of the way
  • inaccessible
  • unenlightened
  • blocking

Characters in this word

闭bì6 strokesto shut, to close塞sāi13 strokesto stop up, to seal, to cork, to block

Common words: 闭 · 塞

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闭关闭关bì guānto close the passes; to seal off the country; seclusion (monastic practice, e.g. of Chan…闭会闭会bì huìclose a meeting