Hanzi
Traditional
閉
Simplified
闭

to close/to stop up/to shut/to obstruct

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 4

Pinyin

bì

Bopomofo

ㄅㄧˋ

Jyutping

bai3

Example sentences

封閉 / 封闭 fēngbì
由於大雪，這條道路已經封閉了。
由于大雪，这条道路已经封闭了。

Due to heavy snow, this road has been closed.

路口 lùkǒu
前方路口封閉，請改道。
前方路口封闭，请改道。

The intersection ahead is closed, please take a detour.

閉 / 闭 bì
聽著優美的音樂，他閉上雙眼進入了夢鄉。
听著优美的音乐，他闭上双眼进入了梦乡。

Listening to the beautiful music, he closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep.

想像 xiǎngxiàng
孩子閉上眼睛，想像自己在海邊奔跑。
孩子闭上眼睛，想像自己在海边奔跑。

The child closed their eyes and imagined themself running by the sea.

倒閉 / 倒闭 dǎobì
由於經營不善，那家百貨公司去年倒閉了。
由于经营不善，那家百货公司去年倒闭了。

Due to poor management, that department store went bankrupt last year.

失業 / 失业 shīyè
因為工廠倒閉，許多工人失業了。
因为工厂倒闭，许多工人失业了。

Many workers lost their jobs because the factory closed down.

Example Vocabulary

封閉

feng1'bi4

to close; to seal; closed

閉

bi4

to close; to shut

閉上

閉嘴

bi4'zui3

閉關

bi4'guan1

倒閉

dao3'bi4

to go bankrupt; to close down

密閉

mi4'bi4

緊閉

jin3'bi4

自閉症

zi4'bi4'zheng4

閉合

bi4'he2

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