guān
suǒ
guó

idiom
technical

Meaning of 闭关锁国

闭关锁国 means closed-door policy; policy of national seclusion; isolationism. Pronounced bì guān suǒ guó.

  • closed-door policy; policy of national seclusion; isolationism

Definitions & Examples

Qīng
cháo
hòu
shí
xíng
guān
suǒ
guó
zhèng
 
zuì
zhōng
dǎo
zhì
guó
jiā
luò
hòu
ái
 

The late Qing Dynasty implemented a closed-door policy, which ultimately led to the country's backwardness and victimization.

shǐ
gào
su
men
 
guān
suǒ
guó
méi
yǒu
chū
 

History tells us that isolationism leads nowhere.

Zhǐ
yǒu
jiān
chí
duì
wài
kāi
fàng
 
cái
néng
miǎn
chóng
dǎo
guān
suǒ
guó
de
zhé
 

Only by adhering to opening up to the outside world can we avoid repeating the mistakes of the closed-door policy.