seal off; close down
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesverb
to seal off; to close up tightly; to block
Refers to physically blocking access to a place or sealing a container.
Dà大
xuě雪
fēng封
bì闭
le了
dào道
lù路
，
chē车
liàng辆
wú无
fǎ法
tōng通
xíng行
。
Heavy snow sealed off the roads, making them impassable for vehicles.
Tā他
xiǎo小
xīn心
de地
yòng用
là蜡
fēng封
bì闭
le了
píng瓶
kǒu口
。
He carefully sealed the mouth of the bottle with wax.
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Shí实
yàn验
shì室
de的
yàng样
pǐn品
bì必
xū须
yòng用
tè特
shū殊
cái材
liào料
fēng封
bì闭
。
The laboratory samples must be sealed with special material.
Yóu由
yú于
shī施
gōng工
，
zhè这
tiáo条
xiǎo小
xiàng巷
bèi被
lín临
shí时
fēng封
bì闭
le了
。
Due to construction, this alleyway has been temporarily closed off.
verb
to close down; to shut down; to seal up (by authority)
Used when authorities officially shut down an establishment, often due to illegal activities.
Jǐng警
fāng方
zuó昨
wǎn晚
tū突
jī击
bìng并
fēng封
bì闭
le了
nà那
ge个
fēi非
fǎ法
dǔ赌
chǎng场
。
The police raided and shut down that illegal casino last night.
Zhè这
jiā家
gōng工
chǎng厂
yīn因
wū污
rǎn染
wèn问
tí题
bèi被
huán环
bǎo保
bù部
mén门
fēng封
bì闭
le了
。
This factory was closed down by the environmental protection department due to pollution issues.
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Tā他
de的
diàn店
pù铺
yīn因
wéi为
wú无
zhèng证
jīng经
yíng营
ér而
bèi被
fēng封
bì闭
。
His shop was shut down for operating without a license.