to close

to stop up; to shut; to obstruct

gate (门) + bolt (才) = to close and shut

才 here represents a wooden bolt or bar slid across a doorway to secure it. The gate is held shut by the bolt inside it.

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请把门上,外面很吵。

qǐng bǎ mén bì shàng,wài miàn hěn chǎo。

Please close the door; it is very noisy outside.

着眼睛,静静地想了很久。

tā bì zhe yǎn jīng,jìng jìng de xiǎng le hěn jiǔ。

He sat with his eyes closed, thinking quietly for a long time.

Words with 闭

闭上

bì shang

to close

闭上嘴巴

bì shang zuǐ bā

Shut up!

闭元音

bì yuán yīn

close vowel

闭包

bì bāo

closure (math.)

闭区间

bì qū jiān

closed interval (in calculus)

闭卷考试

bì juàn kǎo shì

closed-book examination

闭口不言

bì kǒu bù yán

to keep silent (idiom)

闭口不谈

bì kǒu bù tán

to refuse to say anything about (idiom)

闭合

bì hé

to close by coming together (like the lips of a wound, the doors of an elevator, the walls of a channel)

闭嘴

bì zuǐ

same as 閉上嘴巴|闭上嘴巴

闭域

bì yù

closed domain

闭塞

bì sè

to stop up

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