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闭关锁国

bì guān suǒ guódictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to close the passes and seal off the country / to close a country to exclude foreign contact
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-500cfe38921b6f26. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

閉關鎖國 闭关锁国 [bi4 guan1 suo3 guo2] /to close the passes and seal off the country/to close a country to exclude foreign contact/

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Other forms in these source records: 閉關鎖國

  • 闭
    bì

    to close / to stop up / to shut / to obstruct

  • 关
    guān

    mountain pass / to close / to shut / to turn off / to confine / to lock (sb) up / to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc) / to concern / to involve

    Guān

    surname Guan

  • 锁
    suǒ

    to lock / to lock up / a lock (CL:把[bǎ])

  • 国
    guó

    country / nation / state / (bound form) national

    Guó

    surname Guo

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.