bi4
to close; to stop up; to shut; to obstruct

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巴闭 巴閉 ba1 bi4
arrogant; flashy; impressive (Cantonese)

闭包 閉包 bi4 bao1
closure (math)

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

闭关锁国 閉關鎖國 bi4 guan1 suo3 guo2
to close the passes and seal off the country; to close a country to exclude foreign contact

闭关政策 閉關政策 bi4 guan1 zheng4 ce4
closed-door policy

闭关自守 閉關自守 bi4 guan1 zi4 shou3
close the country to international intercourse

闭合 閉合 bi4 he2
to close by coming together (like the lips of a wound, the doors of an elevator, the walls of a channel); to close by connecting in a loop (like a circuit); closed-loop

闭会 閉會 bi4 hui4
close a meeting

闭会祈祷 閉會祈禱 bi4 hui4 qi2 dao3
benediction

闭集 閉集 bi4 ji2
closed set (math.)

闭经 閉經 bi4 jing1
amenorrhoea

闭卷考试 閉卷考試 bi4 juan4 kao3 shi4
closed-book examination

闭口不谈 閉口不談 bi4 kou3 bu4 tan2
to refuse to say anything about (idiom); to remain tight-lipped; to avoid mentioning

闭口不言 閉口不言 bi4 kou3 bu4 yan2
to keep silent (idiom)

闭路电视 閉路電視 bi4 lu4 dian4 shi4
closed-circuit television

闭门 閉門 bi4 men2
to close a door

闭门羹 閉門羹 bi4 men2 geng1
see 吃閉門羹|吃闭门羹

闭门觅句 閉門覓句 bi4 men2 mi4 ju4
lit. lock the door and search for the right word (idiom); fig. the serious hard work of writing

闭门塞窦 閉門塞竇 bi4 men2 se4 dou4
to close doors and block openings (idiom); mounting a strict defense

闭门思过 閉門思過 bi4 men2 si1 guo4
shut oneself up and ponder over one's mistakes

闭门造车 閉門造車 bi4 men2 zao4 che1
lit. to build a cart behind closed doors; to be overly subjective and disregard the outside world (idiom)

闭幕 閉幕 bi4 mu4
the curtain falls; lower the curtain; to come to an end (of a meeting)

闭目塞听 閉目塞聽 bi4 mu4 se4 ting1
to shut one's eyes and stop one's ears; out of touch with reality; to bury one's head in the sand

闭幕式 閉幕式 bi4 mu4 shi4
closing ceremony

闭起 閉起 bi4 qi3
to shut

闭区间 閉區間 bi4 qu1 jian1
closed interval (in calculus)

闭塞 閉塞 bi4 se4
to stop up; to close up; hard to get to; out of the way; inaccessible; unenlightened; blocking

闭塞眼睛捉麻雀 閉塞眼睛捉麻雀 bi4 se4 yan3 jing1 zhuo1 ma2 que4
lit. to catch sparrows blindfolded (idiom); fig. to act blindly

闭上 閉上 bi4 shang5
to close; to shut up

闭上嘴巴 閉上嘴巴 bi4 shang5 zui3 ba1
Shut up!

闭锁 閉鎖 bi4 suo3
to lock

闭锁期 閉鎖期 bi4 suo3 qi1
lock-up period (on stock options)

闭图象定理 閉圖象定理 bi4 tu2 xiang4 ding4 li3
closed graph theorem (math)

闭音节 閉音節 bi4 yin1 jie2
closed syllable

闭域 閉域 bi4 yu4
closed domain; algebraically closed field (math.), e.g. complex number field 複數域|复数域

闭元音 閉元音 bi4 yuan2 yin1
close vowel

闭月羞花 閉月羞花 bi4 yue4 xiu1 hua1
lit. hiding the moon, shaming the flowers (idiom); fig. female beauty exceeding even that of the natural world

闭着 閉著 bi4 zhe5
closed

闭子集 閉子集 bi4 zi3 ji2
closed subset (math)

闭嘴 閉嘴 bi4 zui3
Shut up!; same as 閉上嘴巴|闭上嘴巴

便闭 便閉 bian4 bi4
see 便秘

吃闭门羹 吃閉門羹 chi1 bi4 men2 geng1
to be refused entrance (idiom); to find the door closed

倒闭 倒閉 dao3 bi4
to go bankrupt; to close down

封闭 封閉 feng1 bi4
to seal; to close; to confine; to seal off; to close down; sealed; confined; closed; unreceptive

封闭性 封閉性 feng1 bi4 xing4
encapsulation

封闭性开局 封閉性開局 feng1 bi4 xing4 kai1 ju2
Closed Game; Double Queen Pawn Opening (chess); same as 雙后前兵開局|双后前兵开局

关闭 關閉 guan1 bi4
to close; to shut

关禁闭 關禁閉 guan1 jin4 bi4
to put in detention (a soldier, a pupil)

紧闭 緊閉 jin3 bi4
to close securely; tightly closed; secure

经闭 經閉 jing1 bi4
amenorrhoea

开闭幕式 開閉幕式 kai1 bi4 mu4 shi4
opening and closing ceremonies

癃闭 癃閉 long2 bi4
illness having to do with obstruction of urine flow; (Chinese medicine); retention of urine

密闭 密閉 mi4 bi4
sealed; airtight

密闭舱 密閉艙 mi4 bi4 cang1
sealed cabin

密闭货舱 密閉貨艙 mi4 bi4 huo4 cang1
sealed cabin

密闭门 密閉門 mi4 bi4 men2
airtight door

密闭式循环再呼吸水肺系统 密閉式循環再呼吸水肺系統 mi4 bi4 shi4 xun2 huan2 zai4 hu1 xi1 shui3 fei4 xi4 tong3
closed-circuit rebreather scuba (diving)

撒手闭眼 撒手閉眼 sa1 shou3 bi4 yan3
to have nothing further to do with a matter (idiom)

深闭固拒 深閉固拒 shen1 bi4 gu4 ju4
deep, closed and refusing (idiom); obstinate; stubborn and perverse

飨以闭门羹 饗以閉門羹 xiang3 yi3 bi4 men2 geng1
to close the door in one's face (idiom)

牙关紧闭症 牙關緊閉症 ya2 guan1 jin3 bi4 zheng4
lockjaw; trismus

夜不闭户 夜不閉戶 ye4 bu4 bi4 hu4
lit. doors not locked at night (idiom); fig. stable society

幽闭恐惧 幽閉恐懼 you1 bi4 kong3 ju4
claustrophobia

幽闭恐惧症 幽閉恐懼症 you1 bi4 kong3 ju4 zheng4
claustrophobia

睁一眼闭一眼 睜一眼閉一眼 zheng1 yi1 yan3 bi4 yi1 yan3
to turn a blind eye

睁一只眼闭一只眼 睜一隻眼閉一隻眼 zheng1 yi1 zhi1 yan3 bi4 yi1 zhi1 yan3
to turn a blind eye

睁只眼闭只眼 睜隻眼閉隻眼 zheng1 zhi1 yan3 bi4 zhi1 yan3
to turn a blind eye

自闭症 自閉症 zi4 bi4 zheng4
autism