close off from world; Buddhist seclusion
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb
to close off (from the outside world); to pursue an isolationist policy
Often used in political or historical contexts such as 闭关锁国 (closed-door policy) or 闭关自守.
Qīng清
cháo朝
hòu后
qī期
cháng长
qī期
shí实
xíng行
bì闭
guān关
suǒ锁
guó国
zhèng政
cè策
。
The late Qing Dynasty long implemented a closed-door policy.
Zhè这
gè个
guó国
jiā家
bù不
néng能
bì闭
guān关
zì自
shǒu守
，
bì必
xū须
duì对
wài外
kāi开
fàng放
。
This country cannot remain isolated; it must open up to the outside world.
verb
(Buddhism) to go into seclusion for meditation; to practice in isolation
technicalRefers to a specific Buddhist monastic practice of solitary confinement for intensive meditation, typically lasting days, months, or years.
Nà那
wèi位
gāo高
sēng僧
zài在
shān山
dòng洞
lǐ里
bì闭
guān关
le了
sān三
nián年
。
That eminent monk went into seclusion in a mountain cave for three years.
Bì闭
guān关
qī期
jiān间
，
sēng僧
rén人
bù不
jiàn见
rèn任
hé何
fǎng访
kè客
。
During the period of seclusion, the monk sees no visitors whatsoever.
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Tā他
jué决
dìng定
bì闭
guān关
xiū修
xíng行
，
yǐ以
qiú求
dùn顿
wù悟
。
He decided to enter seclusion for practice in order to seek sudden enlightenment.