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Word · VerbTraditional閉

close; shut down; block

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Meanings

2 senses · 10 examples
1.

verb

to close; to shut; to seal

Can be used for physical objects like doors, windows, or abstract places like airports.

Shuì睡
jiào觉
qián前
qǐng请
bǎ把
mén门
chuāng窗
dōu都
guān关
bì闭
hǎo好
 。

Please close all the doors and windows before going to bed.

Chū出
mén门
de的
shí时
hòu候
bié别
wàng忘
le了
guān关
bì闭
kè客
tīng厅
de的
dēng灯
 。

Don't forget to turn off the living room lights when you go out.

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Jī机
chǎng场
de的
chū出
kǒu口
zàn暂
shí时
guān关
bì闭
le了
 ,
xū需
yào要
gǎi改
dào道
tōng通
xíng行
 。

The airport exit has been temporarily closed, you need to take a detour.

Qǐng请
guān关
bì闭
nǐ你
de的
shǒu手
jī机
 ,
fēi飞
jī机
jí即
jiāng将
qǐ起
fēi飞
 。

Please turn off your mobile phone, the plane is about to take off.

Tú图
shū书
guǎn馆
de的
hòu后
mén门
měi每
tiān天
wǎn晚
shàng上
shí十
diǎn点
guān关
bì闭
 。

The back door of the library closes at 10 PM every day.

2.

verb

to shut down; to close down; to suspend operation

formal

Used for formal institutions or commercial entities stopping their operations permanently or temporarily.

Qù去
nián年
yǒu有
shí十
jǐ几
jiā家
wū污
rǎn染
yán严
zhòng重
de的
gōng工
chǎng厂
bèi被
guān关
bì闭
le了
 。

More than a dozen heavily polluted factories were shut down last year.

Yóu由
yú于
jīng经
yíng营
bù不
shàn善
 ,
zhè这
tiáo条
jiē街
de的
jǐ几
jiā家
xiǎo小
diàn店
xiān先
hòu后
guān关
bì闭
le了
 。

Several small shops on this street have closed one after another due to poor management.

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Zhè这
suǒ所
xiāng乡
cūn村
xiǎo小
xué学
yīn因
wéi为
xué学
shēng生
tài太
shǎo少
jiāng将
yào要
guān关
bì闭
 。

This rural primary school will be closed due to too few students.

Shì市
zhèng政
fǔ府
jì计
huà划
guān关
bì闭
shì市
zhōng中
xīn心
de的
liǎng两
jiā家
lǎo老
jiù旧
cài菜
shì市
chǎng场
 。

The municipal government plans to shut down two old vegetable markets in the city center.

Shòu受
yì疫
qíng情
yǐng影
xiǎng响
 ,
hěn很
duō多
xiàn线
xià下
péi培
xùn训
jī机
gòu构
bèi被
pò迫
guān关
bì闭
le了
 。

Affected by the pandemic, many offline training institutions were forced to close down.