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闭塞
閉塞
bìsè
1. to stop up
2. to close up
3. hard to get to
4. out of the way
5. inaccessible
6. unenlightened
7. blocking
HSK 6

Character Breakdown

闭
bì
to shut, to close; to obstruct, to block
HSK 5 6 丶
塞
sāi
to stop up, to seal, to cork, to block; pass, frontier; fortress
HSK 6 13 丶

Compound Words (1)

闭塞眼睛捉麻雀
bìsèyǎnjīngzhuōmáquè
lit. to catch sparrows blindfolded (idiom)

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