close the country; isolationism
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to close a country to foreign contact; to practice isolationism
formalCommonly used in the set phrase 闭关锁国 (bìguān-suǒguó) to describe historical policies of national seclusion, particularly associated with Tokugawa Japan or late Qing China.
Bì闭
guān关
suǒ锁
guó国
dǎo导
zhì致
le了
zhè这
gè个
guó国
jiā家
de的
luò落
hòu后
。
Isolationism led to this country's backwardness.
Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
，
zhè这
gè个
guó国
jiā家
céng曾
jīng经
cháng长
qī期
suǒ锁
guó国
，
bù不
yǔ与
wài外
jiè界
jiāo交
liú流
。
Historically, this country practiced isolationism for a long time, having no exchange with the outside world.
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Suǒ锁
guó国
zhèng政
cè策
zuì最
zhōng终
bèi被
xī西
fāng方
liè列
qiáng强
de的
jiān坚
chuán船
lì利
pào炮
dǎ打
pò破
le了
。
The policy of national seclusion was finally broken by the powerful gunboats of Western powers.