Word

闭 (bì) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

Meaning of 闭

动 dòng verb

to close

请闭上眼睛。

qǐng bì shàng yǎn jing

Please close your eyes.

Word breakdown

闭 bì — to close

1 关闭 guān bì — to close HSK 5
- 关 to close, to shut off
- 闭 to shut, to close completely
Example

他忘记关闭电脑了。

tā wàng jì guān bì diàn nǎo le

He forgot to turn off the computer.
2 闭幕式 bì mù shì — closing ceremony HSK 5
- 闭 close, shut (indicating the closing/ending aspect)
- 幕 curtain (metaphorically represents the end of an event)
- 式 ceremony (indicates a formal ceremonial event)
Example

闭幕式将在今晚举行。

bì mù shì jiāng zài jīn wǎn jǔ xíng

The closing ceremony will be held tonight.
3 倒闭 dǎo bì — go bankrupt HSK 6
- 倒 to fall, to collapse
- 闭 to close, to shut down
Example

那家公司因为经营不善而倒闭了。

nà jiā gōng sī yīn wèi jīng yíng bù shàn ér dǎo bì le

That company went bankrupt due to poor management.
4 封闭 fēng bì — to seal off; to close HSK 6
- 封 to seal; to block
- 闭 to close; to shut
Example

这条路因施工而封闭了。

zhè tiáo lù yīn shī gōng ér fēng bì le

This road was closed due to construction.

Structure & writing

1 闭 bì — to close; to shut

闭 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 门 mén — door; gate; entrance of a building, vehicle, vessel, aircraft, or courtyard, also the barrier installed at such an entrance that can be opened and closed

门 is a component in 21 characters

HSK 1

们 men suffix added to pronouns or nouns referring to people to indicate plural 问 wèn to ask a question about something unknown or unclear 间 jiān between; the space where two periods of time or things meet

HSK 3

闻 wén to hear

HSK 4

闹 nào noisy; tumultuous (opposite of 'quiet') 阅 yuè to read; to look over

HSK 5

润 rùn to moisten; to add oil or water to prevent dryness 闭 bì to close; to shut 闲 xián free; unoccupied; idle (opposite of 'busy')

HSK 6

闪 shǎn to dodge aside quickly 闯 chuǎng to rush forward boldly; to charge 阔 kuò wide; broad; vast in area

HSK 7