Meaning
to close; stop up; shut; obstruct
Chinese: 堵塞。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “bi” becomes a different word in each tone. 闭 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 关闭guān bìto close; to shut (a window etc); (of a shop, school etc) to shut down
- 封闭fēng bìto close; to seal off; to close down (an illegal venue); closed (i.e. isolated from outside input)
- 倒闭dǎo bìto go bankrupt; to close down
- 闭幕bì mùthe curtain falls; lower the curtain; to come to an end (of a meeting)
- 闭幕式bì mù shìclosing ceremony
Example Sentence
做深呼吸的时候，请闭上眼睛。Zuò shēn hū xī de shí hou, qǐng bì shàng yǎn jing.When taking a deep breath, please close your eyes.
做Zuòto make深shēndeep呼吸hū xīto breathe的deof时候shí houtime，请qǐngto ask闭上bì shàngto close眼睛yǎn jingeye。