閉 (bai3 | bi4 bie1) : shut; close; obstruct

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閉

bai3

bi4 bie1

[1] [v] shut; close [2] [v] obstruct; block up; stop [3] [v] conclude; end (conference) [4] [v] restrain

Stroke count: 11

Level: 2

Radical: (#169)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

閉 / 闭

This word has been viewed 9394 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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巴閉 baa1 bai3 = arrogant, flashy; impressive 粵

倒閉 dou2 bai3 dao3 bi4 = go bankrupt 國

閉路電視 bai3 lou6 din6 si6 bi4 lu4 dian4 shi4 = closed-circuit television

閉門 bai3 mun4 bi4 men2 = close the door; closed-door

閉合 bai3 hap6 bi4 he2 = to close

封閉 fung1 bai3 feng1 bi4 = to seal off

閉塞 bai3 sak1 bi4 se4 = blocked up

閉幕 bai3 mok6 bi4 mu4 = curtains closing

閉幕式 bai3 mok6 sik1 bi4 mu4 shi4 = closing ceremony

嘈喧巴閉 cou4 hyun1 baa1 bai3 = noisy; clamorous 粵

嘈嘈閉 cou4 cou4 bai3 = noisy; clamorous 粵

嘈嘈閉閉 cou4 cou4 bai3 bai3 = noisy; clamorous 粵

關閉 gwaan1 bai3 guan1 bi4 = to close; to shut; close; shut

懵閉閉 mung2 bai3 bai3 meng3 bi4 bi4 = confused 粵

隻眼開隻眼閉 zek3 ngaan5 hoi1 zek3 ngaan5 bai3 = turn a blind eye

懞閉閉 mung5*2 bai3 bai3 = being silly; absent minded 粵

封閉青年 fung1 bai3 cing1 nin4 feng1 bi4 qing1 nian2 = loner

倒閉邊緣 dou2 bai3 bin1 jyun4 = on the verge of collapse

閉塞音 bai3 sak1 jam1 = [ling.] stop, plosive (complete closure of the articulators involved so that the airstream cannot escape through the mouth)

自閉 zi6 bai3 zi4 bi4 = isolated

封閉式基金 fung1 bai3 sik1 gei1 gam1 feng1 bi4 shi4 ji1 jin1 = close-ended fund (common formation)

閉翳 bai3 ai3/ngai3 = depressed, moody, worried, vexed 粵

閉門造車 bai3 mun4 zou6 geoi1 bi4 men2 zao4 che1 = work in disregard of reality

閉關 bai3 gwaan1 bi4 guan1 = to close the passes; to seal off the country; seclusion (monastic practice, e.g. of Chan Buddhists)

毛孔閉塞 mou4 hung2 bai3 sak1 = clogged pores

閉嘴 bai3 zeoi2 bi4 zui3 = a stopper; to close with a stopper

閉經 bai3 ging1 bi4 jing1 = amenorrhea

經閉 ging1 bai3 jing1 bi4 = amenorrhea

閉上 bai3 soeng6 = to close; to shut 國

閉月羞花 bai3 jyut6 sau1 faa1 bi4 yue4 xiu1 hua1 = said of a women's beauty; outshine the moon and put flowers to shame; gorgeous

閉幕典禮 bai3 mok6 din2 lai5 bi4 mu4 dian3 li3 = closing ceremonies

家嘈屋閉 gaa1 cou4 uk1 bai3 jia1 cao2 wu1 bi4 = discord at home; a quarrelsome home; a home filled with constant noise and arguing 粵

閉門羹 bai3 mun4 gang1 bi4 men2 geng1 = denied entry

閉鎖 bai3 so2 bi4 suo3 = locked; locked in

閉幕禮 bai3 mok6 lai5 bi4 mu4 li3 = closing ceremony

幽閉恐懼症 jau1 bai3 hung2 geoi6 zing3 you1 bi4 kong3 ju4 zheng4 = claustrophobia (common formation)

自閉症 zi6 bai3 zing3 zi4 bi4 zheng4 = autism

沉魚落雁，閉月羞花 cam4 jyu4*2 lok6 ngaan6 bai3 jyut6 sau1 faa1 chen2 yu2 luo4 yan4 bi4 yue4 xiu1 hua1 = (of feminine beauty) makes fish sink and birds alight, the moon fades and flowers close

閉目黐手 bai3 muk6 ci1 sau2 bi4 mu4 chi1 shou3 = close eye Chi-Sau; blind folded sticky hands 粵

Showing all 2 examples containing 閉

《電車男》係封閉青年粵
The "train man" is a loner

今次婚禮嘅場面認真巴閉粵
The wedding ceremony was really grand

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