Chinese word dictionary

封闭

fēngbì · to close; to seal off; to close down (an illegal venue); closed (i.e. isolated from outside input)

Practice word

Word information

Simplified封闭

Traditional封閉

Pinyinfēngbì

Part of speech动

HSK 3.06

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

封fēng

envelope, letter; to confer, to grant; feudal

闭bì

to shut, to close; to obstruct, to block

How to learn 封闭

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

封fēng

surname Feng; to confer; to grant; to bestow a title; to seal; classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters

闭幕式bìmùshì

closing ceremony

关闭guānbì

to close; to shut (a window etc); (of a shop, school etc) to shut down

信封xìnfēng

envelope; CL:個|个[ge4]

闭bì

to close; to stop up; to shut; to obstruct

倒闭dǎobì

to go bankrupt; to close down